I don't think its the monitor as I think I've used it before without a hitch on another system (Dell 300a?).

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If you boot with a framebuffer (' fb1024x768 ') or tell it ' knoppix vga=ext ' (or vga=normal, for 80x25) the error message should disappear. You can also try 'knoppix vga=normal screen=1024x768'
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OK, I'll try this! I didn't even try fb as the knoppix.net cheatcode page said it had to do with laptops??? BTW, does 80x25 refer to the font size? Why do I need to set that if I'm having trouble with graphics?

I always get confused with this. For fb I don't write knoppix first, right?

If so, I will try:
boot: fb1024x768
or
boot: knoppix vga=normal screen=1024x768

What do vga=ext and vga=normal mean, anyway? Also, how do I add 'knoppix nosmp' to fb1024x768? What about the sound?

TIA,