Problems using live CD on new machine

[NoOp]

On 07/02/2009 06:32 AM, Richard wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Jul 2009 20:55:18 +0100
> Richard <richardkimber at btinternet.com> wrote:
> 
>> I'll have a look at Knoppix.  I guess it's not 64 bit, though? 
> 
> I tried Knoppix but after the splash screen it goes blank, either
> during or just after kernel loading.
> 
> I guess it's looking like it's a faulty motherboard.
> 
> Is there any non-linux live CD that I could try, to be able to prove
> that it's not a Linux-specific problem? My supplier doesn't support
> Linux, though they seem to be reasonable to deal with.
> 
> - Richard.
> 

Maybe it's time to try something along the lines of Ultimate Boot:
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/