> Thanks for the response. I used the vesa option (safe option) on the > live cd, and the results were the same - a totally dark monitor. I have created a live system for Swiss schools (based on Debian Live) that includes several generations of proprietary drivers for ATI and NVIDIA cards. ISO and source download is here: http://www.imedias.ch/dateien/lernstick-testversion/ Maybe it helps... Best regards Ronny