That did it... Or at least seemed to get me past the kernel hang. Of course, now it's hanging just after the graphical startup screen (Aurora?) pops up w/a "Current state: Booting" message. Ah well. -----Original Message----- At the boot prompt, try typing in linux video=ofonly See if that gets you up and running.. It's not the proper solution, but.. It should get you up and running if the video card is really at fault.. Ian ------------------------------------------- Ian White email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]