Hello everyone,

I hope I am in the right forum for this simple question, if not please give me directions.

I have never used Linux or Knoppix or anything like it, but after reading an article in PC Magazine, I thought I would try it, it seems like the article is an over simplification of how to do it.

I downloaded KNOPPIX_V3.8.1-2005-04-08-EN.iso and have it burned to 1 CD and one DVD. I have changed the boot order in my BIOS to allow booting from the other drives before the SATA HDD.

No matter what I do, I cannot boot from any of these other devices, using the files I found in the zipped version of Knoppix.
On the root of the CD or DVD I have the following files:

AUTORUN
AUTORUN.INF
AUTORUN.BAT
CDROM.ICO
INDEX.HTML

Plus two folders called "Boot" and "Knoppix" NOT on the root of the CD/DVD. The md5 checksums are OK on this file.

What mistake am I making here? I get a message that says " no boot record found " "Insert floppy disc" ( paraphrasing here! ) Am I somehow missing files on the CD?

It would be nice to at least see what Knoppix looks like, even though I may never get as indepth as the rest of you in the forum.

Thank you for your time,

J Tinsby