can't boot pc to linux prompt

[cg2]

i downloaded the $5 lba48 cd image from ptv - burned iso - got the pc to boot from the cd.

I see the usual startup items (uncompressing, etc)

then it detects my hard drive (/dev/hda 30gb) and cd rom (/dev/hdc)

next it says

ide0 at (......) irq 10
ide1 at (......) irq 15

and then it sits forever - I never get to the linux prompt. :confused:

It does boot correctly on my laptop but that, of course, doesn't help me any.

Can anyone provide any suggestions as to what I am doing wrong?

Thanks

[blindlemon]

Just a thought, but maybe this (http://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?p=3083938#post3083938) could be relevant?

[maharg18]

Do you have a SATA controller on your motherboard? I've heard that some people have had to disabled that feature in the BIOS before it'll boot all the way.

[xnevergiveinx]

do you have an AMD athlon 64 processor? my computer is finicky booting linux. one thing you could try is to change around you drive configuration. maybe swap something that was a master for a slave etc. that usually fixes my problem.

and when it doesn't, i use my dad's computer. it's a trusty 900 mhz amd. it always boots.

[Arcady]

I had trouble with my AMD box too. I use an old Pentium 2 200mhz POS to hack my tivos. Someone gave it to me for free instead of throwing it away. I don't use it for anything else.