Impossible to start X

[gommans]

Hi there!

I downloaded the latest Knoppix yesterdag. I checked the md5 sum.
After that I tried to start on several different PC's, using options like
Knoppix screen=1024x768 , knoppix xserver=Xfree86, fd1024x768 etc.,

but I always end up with a white rectangle covering one third of my screen, and a KDE message. At home I have a Medion Nvidia Ti 4200 and Knoppix recognizes it, but still it doesn't work. It looks like the CD's nog 100% ok, but the md5 sum tells me it's OK!

What can I do?

Thanks for helping me out here!

Regards,

Marcel

[Rixel]

Hi there!

using options like
Knoppix screen=1024x768 , knoppix xserver=Xfree86, fd1024x768 etc.,

but I always end up with a white rectangle covering one third of my screen, and a KDE message.

You may have to use the xvrefresh option. The default is 75 which might make your screen odd. Trying lowering it a bit.

[Pewe]

If this happens on a couple of systems with different hardware, than there might really be something wrong with you cd. In my experience, at least nine out of ten systems work just fine with knoppix.

If you know a little about X configuration, you may start knoppix and wait until the cd is quiet, than get a text console with ctrl/alt/F1, type
init 2
to halt X, and edit the X config file with
cd /etc/X11
joe XF86Config-4
Once edited, try to start X using
init 5

Note that 'joe' is a text editor, you can use any other like 'vi' or 'mc'.

Pewe