UNABLE TO BOOT FROM KNOPPIX CD

[jayro]

Downloaded

knoppix_v3.4-2004-05-10-en.iso

Burned this file to a CD with NERO

checked BIOS and CD ROM is first in BOOT order

on BOOT, system goes straight into WIN XP

copied SBMINST.exe and cwsdpmi.exe to a FLOPPY

BOOTING with this Floppy in DRIVE a gives "NON SYSTEM DISK, REMOVE DISK and PRESS ANY KEY TO CONTINUE".

How shall I get BOOTING into KNOPPIX from my IMAGE CD/Boot Disc?

thanks for any assistance in advance


jayro

P.S. - I'm GREEN as GRASS to anything but WINDOWS, but wanting to learn..... so please be as detailed as needed for me to follow your instructions.

[softwaretester]

try 'running' sbminst.exe it'll create a boot floppy.

[jayro]

run it where?....how? when I CLICK on the file...it flashes a DOS BOX at me...and then I'm back to WINDOWS....... Like I SAID, if it AIN'T WINDOWS.....I'm lost..... need SPECIFIC instructions please

thanks

[pulsar]

After burning the cd, did you check the cd's image(md5sum) if its correct? You can check it for instance with http://www.etree.org/md5com.html.

[jayro]

PULSAR....thanks for the reply.....as it stands now, I'm booting from the CD properly now. Apparently I hadn't burn an IMAGE CD, simply a DATA CD copying the KNOPPIX_3.4-2004-05-10-en.iso file. Now that I've made an IMAGE CD, booting from it is working fine.

Thanks

jayro

P.S. The hyperlink in your post is "goin' to ATLANTA" (error 404).... just in case y'wanted info like that