If your doing a fresh install try typing linux nofb if that doent work then try linux noprobe at the bootloader this will make drivers a little more tricky but you can install all of the one at a time until you find the perp. There are more options you can try linux text linux expert linux lowres linux dd ---only use if you have driver disk chad On Fri, 2004-01-23 at 04:40, Robert Spangler wrote: > For some reason that I have not been able to find out, FC1 locks up on my > laptop. Anyone have an idea what might be causing this? Its an IBM Thinkpad > 600X. > > Thnx > > > -- > > Regards > Robert > > Smile..... It increases your face value. >