Knoppix- X wont start

sbilstein · 08-06-2003, 08:28 PM

Fixed...I'm using damnsmall linux (damnsmalllinux.org) and it detects my hard ware fine.

After my redhat drive crashed im not allowed to install linux on my pc anymore (damn parents)...so i downloaded knoppix-std.

I booted it up using knoppix lang=us
and it all went fine up until too

Code:

x11 starting

and then the screen turned balcck and it sat there accessing the cd drive. i waited a few minutes and then just rebooted it.

I have an ati radeon 9000, 2.53 ghz p4, 512 mb ddr, 50x cdrom drive.

any ideas?

sbilstein · 08-07-2003, 09:48 PM

fancypiper · 08-08-2003, 08:30 AM

Have you tried screen=800x600?

ehawk · 08-08-2003, 11:32 AM

try that...

qanopus · 08-08-2003, 03:04 PM

You can also tell what driver to use. Try doing

Code:

xmodule=vesa

or

Code:

xmodule=fbdev

at the lilo prompt

And if I were you, I woulden't let my parents stand in the way of me installing linux. Convince them somehow man.

sbilstein · 08-08-2003, 06:01 PM

Thanks for the help. My dad doesnt mind linux its just that I don't have a hard drive for it, and he doesnt want to dualboot, (one or the other).

ehawk · 08-08-2003, 07:52 PM

Well then...dump Windows....seriously....

But if you must run things this way...no big deal...if you have a zip drive, or attach an extra cdrw...that can be your linux hard drive....

qanopus · 08-09-2003, 06:32 AM

sbilstein. did it work?

sbilstein · 08-09-2003, 09:55 AM

no it didnt work... I'm gonna give up on it... Dman small linux works just fine.