Knoppix cannot find file system

**rpgmaker35** · 12-02-2004, 09:55 PM

Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman

Originally Posted by rpgmaker35

1) i did use burn iso image option

OK. If the CD is burnt properly you should be able to stick it into a Windows systems and see all of the files there. In fact, as long as you don't have auto-start disabled it will bring up your default browser and open a help file. Can you insert it in a windows system and see all of the files? (IF you can't it sure will not boot.)

Originally Posted by rpgmaker35

2)my cd says up to 32x, could that be the problem?

Could well be. I've heard reports of CD's writing OK at a faster than rated speed, but I've also seen serious problems with high speed writing even when the media was rated for high speed. So I'm a little puzzled why you would even ask this, knowing that you burned at over the rated speed, rather than burn a copy at a nice slow speed.

ok, i just re-burned it at 16x, no go. i could view in windows though. i'll try tastywheats answer and post the results

**Harry Kuhman** · 12-02-2004, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by rpgmaker35

ok, i just re-burned it at 16x, no go. i could view in windows though. i'll try tastywheats answer and post the results

If you're getting far enough to enter the cheat codes (as this response implies) then use the testCD cheat code to validate the CD first. Then try other cheat codes to try to find what works for you. My desktop boots fine without any. My notebook needs both noscsi and acpi=off. I just tested Knoppix on another desktop system, at first got lots of what seemed to be read errors on the CD, so much so that X would not start. The cheat code nodma seems to have resolved that completely. Sorry, I know of no good way to determine exactly what combination of cheat codes one needs (assuming that you have reached that point).

**rpgmaker35** · 12-04-2004, 02:49 PM

when i try to use the testcd cheat, it tries to load linux to no avail though knoppix nodma atapicd worked

now another question:can i get FireFox and Thunderbird on knoppix instead of mozilla? or would i have to install it to my hard drive?

also how much space on a partition is needed for knoppix? i have a 4 gb one here and it wnats me to make a new partition instead of use the 4gb one i have :/