ok, my motherboard is an intel with onboard video and sound, every time i try to run linux demo linux/virtual linux and even vmware (until i can get another win XP disk... ) i get a flashing video, it looks like it crashes out when the login (with tux) shows up. this problem makes my computer unable to run linux... this is my setup
mobo: i'm not sure but i think its a
http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd...p4pmb_d845grg&
video card: on the mobo
sound:ditto
modem:56k
ethernet: i also thing onboard
ram: 256mb ddr