Hi Everyone It's not just Dell Latitudes - I found I couldn't run my new Knoppix 6.5 dvd [from Linux Magazine] on my 8 year old Compaq Presario - video card details from lspci 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] Odd bits of extra text at top screen and apps trying to open with no title bar or borders on two sides of window only - very frustrating - when every version from 5.1 to 6.4 has worked like a charm. So a very big thank you, Forester, I had tried cheatcode 'knoppix xmodule=s3' but without success but when I tried cheatcode 'knoppix nomodeset xmodule=s3' success. Best wishes, John