at the command before it starts booting, type "linux NOPCMCIA=yes"
that should work

hope that helps,
-Matt

--- In linuxonlaptop@y..., "Maurice Kevenaar" <m.kevenaar@p...>
wrote:
> Hi all...
>
> When I try to install Suse Linux 8.0 on an Acer TravelMate 620
Series, I
> Don't get into YaST2, The startup screen stops at "Activating
PCMCIA Devices
> ......"
>
> This laptop has an SmartCard installed
>
> What can i do???
> --
>
> Maurice Kevenaar
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> http://www.kevenaar-it.nl/~maurice/