Problems with svgalib in Kanotix(debian)!

[bfunkalonius]

Hi, i'm trying to configure AdvanceMAME on a Kanotix build of Linux. I followed a tutorial step-by-step to get svgalib installed, and once i have it running in the background, i run the line "advmame *name of game*" and i get this error:
Unable to initialize the video driver. The errors are:
svgalib: Unsupported without the svga library

This makes no sense to me, seeing as if i run "lsmod | grep svga" i can see that svgalib is running. Someone suggested that i have to be a member of the group "video", but i am running under root, and that checked out. This is extremely nerve-wracking, as I have been searching EVERYWHERE for a solution. If someone could help me out, It'd be appreciated greatly.