Quote Originally Posted by Jacky
Are you using Knoppix 5.0.1 (latest version)? The latest version does not use XFree86. It uses x.org. This latest version has no problems supporting my Radeon 9200.

The alternatives are: 1) download the latest Knoppix version and run as LiveCD or 2) download and install Debian Testing (nicknamed Etch) instead, if upgrading and recompiling is what you want to do. The beta 3 version is now ready, the net-install download is smaller than Knoppix and there's plenty of mirrors to make download fast. Installing Debian is just as easy as Knoppix, if not easier.

Most Knoppix people will tell you that a HD install of Knoppix is a hazardous affair. Any major upgrade or change of packages like what you are planning to do will almost always break Knoppix. So don't do it unless you are adventurous.
It is, indeed, 5.01. And, yes, browsing the web and checking your email are no problems for Debian. I'm of the old school that says having a computer and not at least trying out some of the new games is like having a Porsche (or 280Z - ) and never taking it out of first gear. Hell, I could use my old 8086 PC runnning at 33Mhz with a 56K modem for that.

I will certainly give Debian Sarge (or etch, the more recent - and apparently soon to be stable version) a try. The LiveCD cannot load anything larger than 800 Megs into the Ramdisk. Cool, yes, but very limited. Please tell me where the mirrors are as the Debian.org server starts at 320K/s download but after a few seconds slows to about 5K/s which would take a day and a half to download one CD.

It's just my opinion but installing a recent driver on a 3 or 4 year old graphics card should not constitute a Major Upgrade. Since Linux is run by the Linux community (which now includes me!) I think this should be addressed. Every web site on the earth referring to graphics cards tell every user out there that the first thing you wanna do with even a new card is download and install the most recent driver. Telling users new to Linux that this simple task will Break their Operating System is, in my opinion, a great advertisement for M$.