On Saturday 14 Jun 2003 H:07 pm, Poogle wrote: > On Saturday 14 Jun 2003 H:30 pm, Jan Wilson wrote: > > * Poogle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [030614 08:24]: > > > Always assuming that Knoppix runs on your system, I have it and while > > > it runs with no problem on my laptop, it doesn't like either the Flat > > > Panel or the onboard sis630 on my PC, I can't even get it to run in > > > text mode - just an "out of range" message from my monitor. Having said > > > that I've not tried very hard yet. > > > > Is that a recent version of Knoppix? I have found Knoppix to be > > excellent at recognizing hardware that other software stumbles over. > > If Mandrake doesn't catch it, I try Knoppix and get the info from the > > XF86Config-4 or whatever. > > It's 3.2 from a coverdisc, I was surprised that it had no problems with my > laptop and it's neomagic video/audio which IIRC earlier versions of > Mandrake did, but then it failed on my PC, or perhaps I would be more > correct in saying my PC failed it. > Having had a quick look at the Knoppix forums it appears that some flat > panels or flat panel/graphics card combinations do not work well but there > are "cheats" as they refer to them to get them working, as I said I've not > really looked at it , when I have time I will set about it properly.
Following my own post, I take it back, just had to let it boot and do ctrl>alt>+/- and I got a viewable screen so at least I know it works,I've just got to work a little harder -- http://www.poogle.co.uk
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