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    system hangs on boot when creating /etc/fstab

    Hi folks:

    I'm new to Knoppix. I have a system running Win2K on my Toshiba laptop. I put the Knoppix CD in and it starts the boot process and gets all the way to "Scanning for Harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab... " and then sits there indefinitely.

    Is this normal or am I doing something wrong? Furthermore, can I circumvent this somehow?

    Thanks in advance!

    -niyogi

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    failure at /etc/fstab

    Hello,
    I am new to knoppix also (started 2 days ago). I was having the exact same problem you are on my toshiba satellite 1805. I tried all sorts of combinations of the cheat codes and finally success... by enabling dma on all drives it works. So to start knoppix I type:
    knoppix dma lang=us screen=1024x768
    and everything works so far.

    kgray1980

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    laptop fails at /etc/fstab/ creation

    I too have a Toshiba laptop that fails at "Scanning for Harddisk partitions and creating /etc/fstab... " I tried entering dma at the boot prompt, but it says something like "no dma kernel" What's the deal? I'm using Knoppix v3.2 7-26-2003
    I have tried the CD on my wife's HP laptop and it works just fine, so I don't think there is anything wrong with my CD (even got the wireless connection working there!)

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    Never mind, I'm just a complete idiot today. Forgot to type "knoppix dma" at the boot, I was just typing "dma" Everything boots now and seems to work (I'm in knoppix now). None of my hd partitions are showing up, not even the linux ones though. on well.

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    Damn...same problem here

    Another Toshiba laptop here...same problem. The version of Knoppix I've been using (6/6/03) works fine, except for some minor issue with the AGP/video modprobe. Hell, video looks fine though.

    But I downloaded the new .ISO (7/26/03) and burned it...I get a hang at boot when it's trying to setup /etc/fstab. If I put in the DMA option it does boot all the way...but the icon for my hard drive isn't on the desktop, as it was in the older version I've been using.

    What am I doing wrong?

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    --What does ' fdisk -l ' as root return?

    Quote Originally Posted by brim146
    Never mind, I'm just a complete idiot today. Forgot to type "knoppix dma" at the boot, I was just typing "dma" Everything boots now and seems to work (I'm in knoppix now). None of my hd partitions are showing up, not even the linux ones though. on well.

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