Ok, I just booted with the cheat code string knoppix26 noswap DMA splash twice, and KDE launched both times. However, knoppix-installer didn't work. It just ran through the same lines of code about a bazillion times and didn't stop until I quit the shell. If I can get knoppix-installer to work, then I can use alien to open a modem driver in .rpm format, and I might not ever have to touch Windows again! I mean, I've got a debian package for Cedega ready to go, if I can get knoppix-installer and KDE to work, I'm free from evil corporate ties! I had a big problem with KDE, my thread on that is here:http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16817 I started getting on the installer things, and they told me I should post here.