Hi, my laptop hates linux for some reason... I tried to install openSuSE 10.3 last night, the installation was successful, but when i booted into it, it froze, It said "Retrying Device Config" i waited about 20 mins but it was still stuck. so I downloaded Debian (64-bit edition, and for openSuSE) the NET install, I thought it would work better, it installed great, but i rebooted, and it said "Setting up fonts" then the screen went all white and showed scanlines (which is weird since this is a trubrite screen) and it froze up AGAIN. I cannot boot linux and I need linux on this laptop becuase i just dont want vista, is there something im doing wrong or is my laptop not for linux?... Curiousity only injured the cat. I finished it off.. Muahahaha...

Be sure you always check the md5 checksum of any download. Try the suse live cd. If it works then you should get it to work. The only thing left might be the drive controller that you may have to fiddle with. Be sure you have bios settings to default or failsafe. Most big distros are pretty much able to be installed on modern computers. Some laptops always suffer a bit but normally can be made to work. It would only be slightly possible that your laptop (even to that days run) would have some issues. Very few times are parts just a bit off that won't allow alt os's. Computers are only tested for MS products. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

that last part is wrong, and i need more information, I checked the md5 right when i downloaded it, and i downloaded each from the linux site, I just need to know WHAT and HOW i need to get something to run.. Curiousity only injured the cat. I finished it off.. Muahahaha...

If you search the web you get no results from "Retrying Device Config". Network install is not a common way, I have done it before but if you do have a known tested copy of the disk already there is no use for a net install. Try the open solaris slim install. I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.

I have experience installing Linux on many laptops (maybe 20.) Your symptoms (locking up at first reboot after a successful install) sound like an ACPI problem (power management.) I have encountered these symptoms with 4 of those laptops and each time it was an ACPI problem. I suggest you do some research on whatever distribution you currently have installed to learn how to edit the kernel line in the bootloader to turn ACPI off. In RedHat this is as simple as adding acpi=off to the end of the line that loads the kernel.