Quote Originally Posted by knoppixknewbie
I haven't used the other asc and sha1 files because one of the faqs said they're not essential, have I done something wrong?
No, checking the md5 is enough. And having the sha1 indicates that you likely use BitTorrent, which also does it's own verification of the file for you, so there is no doubt the file is good.

Quote Originally Posted by knoppixknewbie
all I've got is an x cursor to move around, no mouse / keyboard buttons respond. Is this normal?
No, many of us see a bit more.

Quote Originally Posted by knoppixknewbie
Knoppix Iso Image Burnt using Cyberlink Power2go.
I don't know anything about the burning software that you used, but since you seem to be getting Linux to at least start booting it seems certain that it's being burnt in the proper way. Does the burning software do a verification pass after the burn?

Have you tried the testcd option? I really don't think that it's anyting wrong with the disc, but it would be a nice thing to rule out. It sounds like a problem starting X, and there may well be a cheat code to help you, but I wouldn't know what code you need (I'm hoping others will offer suggestions there). You may want to try putting in knoppix 2 at the prompt and see if you can boot into Linux in console mode; sucess there would confirm that it's an issue somewhere with the GUI.