[Quantian-general] Quantian .7.9.2 and Averatec 1000 problem

[louis homer]

I am able to boot .7.9.2 to and old Sony laptop and to my main computer, 
apparently without difficulty.  When I try to boot my Averatec 1000 notebook 
computer it fails. Running debug lang=us, I obtain the warning:

'EXT2-fs warning: maximal mount count reached, running e2fsck is recommended'

The boot then continues to stage 3, the last line displayed is:

'Network device eth1 detected, DHCP broadcasting for IP.'

The computer just hangs there.  I need to use the emergency poweroff to 
restart things.

Suggestions please.  What can I do about the warning? Any other suggestions 
about hardware that should be excluded?  Please be specific about suggestions 
with correct syntax, since I am a novice, and just telling me to go there and 
do this may not be very helpful.