i used to install knoppix

knoppix installer

the iso surch for a /dev/sda1 and the kernel i used was:

kernel-image-2.4.27-om-20040808_10.00.Custom_i386.deb

for suse you can compile the following kernel

kernel-source-2.4.27-om-20040808_10.00.Custom_all.deb

for sure you'll need a debian based distro to unpack it (as knoppix)

the mirror for those kernels is

ftp://ftp.kulnet.kuleuven.ac.be/pub/...clusterknoppix

anyway i can explain you how to build your own kernel to use for booting, you need to install the same kernel you have in the iso on your external hd. i chose an openmosix kernel

my partitions are exactly the ones you told