Backtrack having problem in DELL XPS laptop

shivanrathore · 03-20-2009, 08:55 PM

hey i have a problem in backtarck 2 live cd ... whenver i boot to my Dell XPS m1530 laptop - touch pad is going crap and Ethernet card is not getting detected .. only loop back address is coming . ifconfig -a gives only lo inteface .. but same live Cd works well in IBM laptop i have tested .. can some body help me

trist007 · 03-20-2009, 09:55 PM

when the boot part comes up, add the option

acpi=off

might be some other switch, but the problem might be acpi

shivanrathore · 03-21-2009, 12:43 AM

little clarity is needed morwe.. not able to get you

trist007 · 03-21-2009, 01:14 AM

When you boot up the computer, your computer reads your dvd and it starts loading up backtrack. Is there a small prompt that says

boot:

then you hit enter and it boots? if so, add

acpi=off

then hit enter, else hit TAB and see how you can disable acpi

shivanrathore · 03-21-2009, 08:38 AM

why we should do like .. acpi=off ? what it do actually in the background