[gNewSense-users] livecd 2.3 boot into busybox

[gnewsense]

I am having an issue with the livecd 2.3 on a fresh install.

TTX laptop
intel celeron 2.40MHz
amibios 2003 v.08.00.09
1G RAM

I am not sure on the mobo as busybox doesn't include dmesg.

Basically, when booting from livecd 2.3 i get busybox & cannot even
access the file system as /etc/fstab isn't accessible.  Admittedly, I
am not a busybox whiz.

I have looked through gnewsense.org for help before sending this..
mayhap not in the right place?  Any help would be appreciated.