I've used on cmdline various combinations of: knoppix hdc=cdrom hdc=noprobe 2 vga=791 vsync=60 failsafe But always 5.1.1 hangs looking for CD on /dev/hda. Chipset is i440BX (Thinkpad 600E). What's the secret to booting this? -- "Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it." Proverbs 22:6 NIV Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/