Quote Originally Posted by znai
I have now installed Knoppix on my hard disk
Knoppix is actually intended as a "Live Disk" and usually has issues when installed to a hard drive. It is based on Debian and I would recommend installing that distro, if you want something like Knoppix. There are so many choices. Kanotix is another distro similar to Knoppix, but it fares better on a HDD installation. Fedora Core is based on Red Hat and has done well also. Go to www.linux.org and www.distrowatch.com for information on the many distros that are available. You can try many live disk versions of some distros that install well. One that I have personally used is Suse. They have version 10 out now and the install disks are downloadable for free. They also have a live disk, so you can try it before you install it, but I'm not sure if it is version 10. Ubuntu and many others also support a live disk version. Mandrake/Mandriva is another that I have used. Some want to sell you a bundle of software for a bundle of money, but others are somewhat free, like Knoppix. Most have a "free" download of some sort that you can try.

It appears that the 1280x800 resolution might not be supported by the current Knoppix kernel. It may be added at a later date, but I have no information to that regard. I do not have the expertise to add that resolution into the current mix, but I am sure it can or will be done eventually. There are many laptop displays of that configuration, so it should just be a matter of time before someone does it.

Good luck! Be sure to have fun with it!