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Everything except the ethernet works...
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My experience is with the SiS735 chipset, but should apply here (it has the same SiS900 emulation). I had no problems whatsoever running Knoppix on THAT board, but based on my experience and suggestions I saw posted on another message board:

* Make SURE that the LAN is enabled in the BIOS. Even if it works under Windows, it might be turned OFF there.

* Turn OFF "PnP OS" in the BIOS.

* Some early BIOSs for these chipsets may have had problems with the LAN emulation. Check into updates.

That's what I've got. Hope that it helps!