Okay... As I go through the standard boot up sequence for Knoppix I get this...

Starting X11.....
Retrying with Server XFree86(vesa) .
Retrying with Server XFree86(fbdev) .
Error: No Suitable X-Server found for your card.

I am at a complete loss, as I know the cd works (It works in my desktop PC), and the failsafe command does not work.

at the command line I use

knoppix lang=us screen=800x600 noscsi failsafe
(stalls if I do not include noscsi)
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!