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    Problem with booting and running knoppix

    hello everybody
    i've read the FAQ for sure , but i didnt find an answer to my problem .
    when i boot the cd , everythin is alright ,then i write KNOPPIX , and i got this error: YOU PASSED AN INDEFINED MODE NUMBER , PRESS enter TO SEE VIDEO MODE AVAILABLE , press SPACE TO continue ,
    then , when i press space , knoppix stop in x-server scan , and i dont see any interface , it became blocked, i tried so many cheatcodes to resolve this problem (ii think from the graphic card ) but they dont work, but the failsafe mode works instead , but i cant work on it , plz help me
    thanks

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    Re: Problem with booting and running knoppix

    Quote Originally Posted by Peur2Rien
    hello everybody
    i've read the FAQ for sure , but i didnt find an answer to my problem .
    when i boot the cd , everythin is alright ,then i write KNOPPIX , and i got this error: YOU PASSED AN INDEFINED MODE NUMBER , PRESS enter TO SEE VIDEO MODE AVAILABLE , press SPACE TO continue ,
    then , when i press space , knoppix stop in x-server scan , and i dont see any interface , it became blocked, i tried so many cheatcodes to resolve this problem (ii think from the graphic card ) but they dont work, but the failsafe mode works instead , but i cant work on it , plz help me
    thanks
    What video card do you have.
    The 'undefined mode' error is because knoppix is set to default vga=791, booting vga=normal cures it .
    But it sounds like it is not setting up for your video card. Try booting xmodule=<whatever your card is>.

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    Re: Problem with booting and running knoppix

    Quote Originally Posted by CrashedAgain
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    The 'undefined mode' error is because knoppix is set to default vga=791, booting vga=normal cures it .....
    Let me show my ignornance here. What is 791? Should that number have some meaning to me, or to most people? And why would the default start-up mode of a general live distribution CD not be "normal"?

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    Peur2Rien

    thanks for replying me
    i have INTEL 810e chipset graphic card
    what i have to do to solve my problem ? what cheatcode i have to write please , and how do i know my video card mode ?
    THANKS

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    Re: Problem with booting and running knoppix

    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman
    Quote Originally Posted by CrashedAgain
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    The 'undefined mode' error is because knoppix is set to default vga=791, booting vga=normal cures it .....
    Let me show my ignornance here. What is 791? Should that number have some meaning to me, or to most people? And why would the default start-up mode of a general live distribution CD not be "normal"?
    In laymans terms, vga=791 is the frambuffer device. You get the nice looking small text that way. vga=normal gives you the big ugly text.

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    yes u are right ,
    can someone help me out
    i've tried vga=normal , but without result
    im veryyyyyy angry héhé lol
    thanks brothers

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    helpppppp me pleaaaase
    !!

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    Re: Peur2Rien

    Quote Originally Posted by Peur2Rien
    thanks for replying me
    i have INTEL 810e chipset graphic card
    what i have to do to solve my problem ? what cheatcode i have to write please , and how do i know my video card mode ?
    THANKS
    Try:
    Code:
    xmodule=fbdev

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    yeah brother thanks for help but i've tried
    knoppix xmodule=fbdev and i got the same error , then i didn't see the desktop ,
    what i think , is that there is device wich dont allow knoppix to run normaly ? am i right ? coz i've tried so many cheatcodes and i got my box blocked in dos window, and the keyboard is not working too
    regards

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    Have you tried booting 'knoppix vga=normal xmodule=i810' ? I also have an i810 video card but have not had any problem.

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