Quote Originally Posted by Sephiroth
The acpi=off and nodhcp might work here too I think. My problem is with the older versions of knoppix. They don't seem to be able to successfully start an x86 session and run like they should. That as you might have guessed causes the process to hault. I'm gonna try the two "cheat" codes to see if I get any further. If any one knows how to bypass the x-server connection please let me know.
x86 session? Perhaps you mean an X11 session? Older versions? What version of Knoppix are you using and on what hardware?

To boot without an X-server, boot: knoppix 3 will boot you into text mode.

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- Robert
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