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malic
05-26-2003, 07:08 AM
Okay, I have an Averatec 3120 (formally Sotec) laptop. ( www.averatec.com for specs)... anyway, I simply cannot get Knoppix (or DemoLinux) to run. As soon as it starts to load I get a white screen and it freezes. Now, I can use the command "Linux video=vga16:off" and it boots to the command promt fine... but no graphics for me. I have tried every command I could find, and read everything I could find... with no success. I am starting to thing I am stuck with windows on this new laptop. Does anyone have any ideas? Thanks. . .

ps - It loads fine on other computers.

Henk Poley
05-27-2003, 01:27 PM
Hmm, the Sis630ST 2xAPG seems to be supported by the kernel for the framebuffer device, as this doc (http://hemmerling.free.fr/html/en/linux01.html) states (first hit with Google (http://www.google.com/search?q=Linux+Sis630ST)). So you could try knoppix xmodule=fbdev. It should work according to that doc.