when ý boot from cd
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loading vmlinuz ...

Wellcome to the KNOPPIX live Linux-on-cd
Accessing Knoppix Cdrom ... at /dev/scd0
Total memory found ...
Creating /ramdisk .........on /dev/shm
Creating directories and symlinks .....on ramdisk

Ýnit version 2.78 knoppix booting
Processor is
Bios is
USB is
Enabling hutplug
Auto confiuring devices .....done
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insmode: a module named tuner already exists
/lib/modules/2.4.19-xfs/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.0: post-install bttv failed
/lib/modules/2.4.19-xfs/kernel/drivers/media/video/bttv.0:insmod bttv failed
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mouse is
soundcard is
video is ..Vanta[Nvb] using Xfree86(nv)
monþtor is ... H:30-60 V:59-75
using mode is ....800*600 1024-768
enable dma for hda
automonter started for floppy cdrom
init: entering runlevel 5


Starting X Windows session ....


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then all the leds on the monitor flash and screen off ,
Cdrom works a few seconds or a minute than stops
but monitor continues flashing



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when ý boot : knoppix 2



lspci --results
Host bridge intel 440LX/ex
PCI bridge intel AGP drive
ISA bridge intel PIIX4 ISA
IDE interface intel PIIX4 IDE
USB controller intel PIIX4 USB
bridge intel PIIX4 ACPI
multimedi vide contoller Brooktree corp bt878
vga nvdia corp
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startx,xinit failed

Don't worry about that.With my box Knoppix segfaults immidiately and debian,gentoo.conectiva and others are working just fine.You can try the suse live cd.

Or slack live CD works very well too.
-NSKL