Knoppix Boot Stops at Signal Error

[konchog]

I've a Gateway P-3, 128 that I got last year before leaving for Taipei. Didn't do much with it other than check out that it booted.

Now on booting from CPU, it looks for a network installer and then screen freezes with message "SIGNAL Error: fh 81.4KHz and fV99.9HZ.

I changed the boot order so I could boot from Knoppix. Knoppix does bettter: it iterates the peripherals and give verbose output. And then stops: "SIGNAL Error fH 81.4KHz 7 and fV99.9 HZ. The icon for a video in also displays.

I've google on the fH 81.4KHz 7 and fV99.9 HZ, but nothing useful returned. Tried googling on "signal error" and returns too much--especially information about a sound card.

Does anyone have idea about what is happening?

Many thanks,

Richard Moss

Washington DC

[UnderScore]

It sounds like knoppix is doing the best it can at autodetecting the video hardware (perhaps getting it wrong) & then setting a resolution & refresh rate that is beyond the capabilities of the hardware. Try booting knoppix with some Cheat Codes (http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes), such as:
knoppix vga=normal screen=800x600 xvrefresh=60
knoppix vga=normal screen=640x480 xvrefresh=60

I hope this helps.
James