ecolodge

It starts up and i select BOOT OFF CD and then it hangs up at this error message....

looking for DVD in /dev/hdc _

just freezes, whats the deal??

Larnu

This might seem stupid, but have you put the DVD version on a CD?

ecolodge

No I purposely downloaded the DVD version and put it on a DVD.

Like I said, it starts to boot up and it gets hung up.

fingal

Hi - It could just be a corrupt/incomplete download. Sometimes burning at a slower speed can help.

Usually Knoppix is ultra-reliable where other distros can sometimes fail.

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ecolodge

I re-burned Knoppix on another DVD at a slower speed. but still same boot problem. very confused.

maybe it was a bad download. are there other live CD's like Knoppix that you would recommend?

Forgot to mention, I am running a turion 64 HP laptop. maybe that might make a difference.

devils casper

its a long list. check here !




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Larnu

A laptop? Well that could be your problem there, Knoppix isn't very friendly towards Laptops. If you have a Desktop it may be best to test it on there first. I have run knoppix on my laptop, but it over heats (see my topic in this forum)

unclebubbles

If you can try the dvd on another machine, if not, try this. From the splash screen, at the boot prompt, type: NOTE: ^ denotes a space..

knoppix^testdvd

This will test the dvd for burn errors, if it finds none, it will tell you everything looks ok and continue trying to boot. Grab a cold beer, or something, and relax, it takes a while. If the disk checks ok, and it still wont load, reboot, and at the prompt type:

knoppix^failsafe

If it boots into failsafe, you likely have a hardware problem. Ive read that the dma controller on some machines can give problems with knoppix 5, if thats what you have. If so, try typing:

knoppix^nodma

And it may just be like Larnu said, some laptops dont like knoppix for some reason. Try these cheatcodes, and see what happens.

paleadin

try knoppix 4 it runs on both my laptops 5 won't run on either of them