I've tried to install SL5.2 on a Acer Aspire One netbook (model AOA150-AB, internal 160GB hard disk) using a USB attached DVD drive, but I am experiencing a crash when the installation routine tries to load the usb_storage module. No readable information is printed on the screen during the crash, only various random accented characters and what looks like characters from the graphics symbols part of the PC ASCII character set. The machine locks up solid and I am unable to switch to the other virtual consoles to see any error messages. Using the exact same setup with SL5.0 results in a successfully installed and bootable installation (but with the expected problems with the network and X Windows not working). At the same point in the SL5.0 installation routine, the module load sequence is usb_storage, ata_piix, and then a second load of usb_storage. Before installing another Linux distribution on the netbook, I'd like to spend a bit more time trying to find and resolve the problem. Does anyone have any ideas about how to go about tracking down the problem ? Thanks, Simon. -- Simon Clubley [log in to unmask]