Well,

Just to see if you can get into Knoppix - and this is only a "trouble-shooting" test -=- so, don't expect Knoppix to look that great, or really have all the "cool" stuff running - this is only a test to see that you can get into Knoppix at the "ground level"...

At the boot: prompt type the following, and press enter:

failsafe

If you can get into Knoppix, then you should exit from it, and post back results, if you get nothing again, then, maybe something else can be figured out - ( not sure what, but, we can try )

If you are a follower of Micro$oft and Window$ - the "failsafe" mode in Knoppix is just like the "protected" or "safe mode" is to Windows O$'s...

Ms. Cuddles