pkafogie
04-28-2009, 02:17 AM
Hello. I am trying to boot from a Knoppix 4 CD to save files from an XP harddrive that crashed. I am getting the dreaded "can't find knoppix filesystem, sorry" message. I have tried several cheat codes including:
knoppix nodma
knoppix noapic acpi=off
knoppix vga=0
knoppix acpi=off pnpbios=off noapic noapm
knoppix vga=0 debug -b 3
failsafe debug -b 3
None of them are able to allowing the boot from cd. And if given a command prompt (like during a failsafe boot, or minimal shell prompt), the keyboard (Dell USB) won't work for typing any commands.
I have seen similar forum posts, but I couldnt find any solutions that work for my issue. I have used this Knoppix CD on many other Dell computers and I just tested it on my laptop and it worked. The problematic machine is Dell Optiplex 755 (the ultra small form factor).
Would a newest version of Knoppix be more likely to boot on this newer machine? Also, the computer only has USB ports, so if the keyboard is the problem, switching to a PS2 keyboard is not an option.
Any help would be appreciated. I would love to boot into linux and save some files from the harddrive. Thank you in advance.
knoppix nodma
knoppix noapic acpi=off
knoppix vga=0
knoppix acpi=off pnpbios=off noapic noapm
knoppix vga=0 debug -b 3
failsafe debug -b 3
None of them are able to allowing the boot from cd. And if given a command prompt (like during a failsafe boot, or minimal shell prompt), the keyboard (Dell USB) won't work for typing any commands.
I have seen similar forum posts, but I couldnt find any solutions that work for my issue. I have used this Knoppix CD on many other Dell computers and I just tested it on my laptop and it worked. The problematic machine is Dell Optiplex 755 (the ultra small form factor).
Would a newest version of Knoppix be more likely to boot on this newer machine? Also, the computer only has USB ports, so if the keyboard is the problem, switching to a PS2 keyboard is not an option.
Any help would be appreciated. I would love to boot into linux and save some files from the harddrive. Thank you in advance.