Thanks so much for your quick response!

I looked at the parameters for the failsafe (which worked), and figured out that it was the xmodule=vesa option that did the trick.

I'm currently using Knoppix to restore data, but if I wanted to permanently switch to use Knoppix or another distribution like Ubuntu (I'm a newbie with this stuff), how should I set up the installation? Would I need to use the default driver always and set it up that way during installation, or is there a way to set up the appropriate driver for my card?

I typed in lspci in the console; it says I have an ATI Radeon IGP 320M.

Thanks!

PS. I'm using version 5.01 of Knoppix.