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I've got an ATI Radeon x700 Pro (PCIe 1.0) card INSTALLED and I can't get my Knoppix Live 5.1 CD to boot.

I removed the card to use the onboard video and it works.

Windows VISTA works just fine while the card is installed..

Does Linux not support drivers for some video cards ?Maybe this is of some help. From AMD.
Frequently Asked Questions about the ATI Proprietary Linux DriverBeing that knoppix 5.1 has an older kernel and is a few year old.
What are you using the CD for?
If it's for forenics, card doesn't matter.
If it's for normal use, get a newer live cd.

Here the quick howto:
Find the deb package. Open and see what dependencies it requires. Use ark.
Install the dependencies. Install the package.
Here's another catch: it has to match the kernel that you are using.
Are you planning on installing a distro to your box?

What's the architecture?

Did you see if any other live cd has the drivers?
FEDORA, Suse, Ubuntu?



Quote from: Geek-9pm on April 17, 2010, 07:35:52 PM

Maybe this is of some help. From AMD.
Frequently Asked Questions about the ATI Proprietary Linux Driver

This won't help much.
It uses an older Xorg. EEVIAC will have to edit xorg.conf to load the generic ati or radeon driver.
Means there will be some building an image for usb booting.

Oh, this is added; but, why did you remove the card?
Can't you just change the default graphic card in the BIOS with the onboard, PCI, and both options?

Quote from: mr-bisquit on April 17, 2010, 07:40:07 PM
What are you using the CD for?

Generally I use it for troubleshooting or data recovery. For instance, if I can't boot off a hard drive, and cannot boot off the CD either, it points to a likely hardware issue (assuming the optical drive is functional). Sometimes I just like booting it because its fun. I like some of the games that COMES with it.. I like the voice that says, "Initiating start-up sequence" when it boots..

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If it's for normal use, get a newer live cd.

What IS the latest Knoppix Live Distro anyway ? I downloaded 6.2 (Adriane) but it doesn't seem to be a live CD. I may be wrong on that. When booting it, it gives a long list of choices and it didn't seem to have a Live option...

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Oh, this is added; but, why did you remove the card?
Can't you just change the default graphic card in the BIOS with the onboard, PCI, and both options?

I guess I could do that.. Don't know why I didn't think of that. I have a tendency to over-fix things..Build yourself a livecd.
If you have an extra machine, you can do such.
Debian has a package for such.
You can then edit the file with gedit or kate after changing the permissions.
Add the forensic tools and games. You can also make it a dvd or usb stick.
I created a bootable for the g3 with it.

Adriane was developed for the sight impaired.I'll PUT it on the back burner and get to it after a while. I'm sure you've heard that one a few times. I've got a good excuse though. I'm looking for a job right now and have to make sure I've got as much common stuff figured out, as possible. I don't know as much about Windows as I'd like at this point, although I know my way around pretty good, and there are things unique to laptops that I'm not totally familiar with, which is being remedied at the moment, along side of learning C++. So much to do

You mentioned there are other Live Linux Distros, besides Knoppix ?


thx for the info...

http://distrowatch.com/search.php <-- tells you what is out.

http://www.livecdlist.com/ <-- It's a bit old but gives you an idea of what was out.

http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=links All out everything.super


thx again


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