It's not real clear what your actual problem is. Since you ran knoppix testcd we know that the CD is good, and we apparently know that at least one of your computers can boot the CD. Did you try to get Knoppix running on that system? What was the result? Which is the computer that you tried SBM (much better than smb) on? Likely not the one that you ran the testcd on, since it didn't need it.Quote:
Originally Posted by cluedout
If you are trying to figure out why you can't run SBM on another system, I think we need a bot more information. Including are you trying to run it from floppy or hard disk MBR? At just what point do you see the error? Was there any error in installing SBM? If you are trying to run it from a floppy, try the floppy in a different computer, even one that doesn't need it (it should still run fine even if not needed to boot a CD). Does it run any better there, or can you confirm that there is something wrong with the floppy? Did you try to make another floppy?
Giving us more details on the failed XP system and what types of booting problems you are seeing with Knoppix may help. Generally speaking, SBM is usually only needed on older systems where the BIOS either didn't support booting from CD or the first wave of BIOS that claimed to be able to boot a CD but didn't always quite get it right. Should not be needed on a system that is up to running XP (but that's only a general statement).