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Old 02-24-2008   #1 (permalink)
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Cant boot Knoppix

i used Roxio to burn Knoppix onto a cd using the Burn Image button but when i restart to boot from cd knoppix loads then it says press enter to load linux or something like that i see 2 lines of words popup really quick (i cant read it it happens too fast) then the screen turns black
is this a bad burn or something?
my specs are...
Processor: ADM Athlon(tm) 64 dual core processor 4400+ 2.30GHz
RAM: 2046 MB (2 Gigs)
System type: 32 bit Windows Vista OS
Memory: 208GB/320GB


hope thats enough info

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A couple of questions, How long is the blank screen there for?
Is the monitor still on not in standby mode - so its still recieving a signal.
Can you try the disk on something else?
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the blank screen is there for 5 minutes thats the longest i have waited before restarting my computer

the monitor is still on

i believe the disk would only work on vista comps
my old computer is a windows xp i can try it on that if you think i should
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I would just to try to confim if the CD is OK, either that or do a checksum check on the disk - I have heard this done but I am not sure how to as I have never had to do it myself.
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If the ISO file and burned CD are ok, try experimenting with some of the kernel boot options (cheat codes) that are available to you through the keyboard F-keys right before the CD begins to boot. You should see a message about them before it begins to boot.

It sounds like Knoppix might be having a problem with your graphics card, or maybe some other piece of hardware.
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