Just found the problem.
Using the failsafe option boots Knoppix with both Serial ATA drives enabled.
Hello,
I can't boot Knoppix 4.0.2 or 4.0.0 (both DVD-Version). The DVDs should be alright, because they can boot on other systems. Knoppix 3.8, Kanotix and many other Linux-Live CDs or DVDs can boot without any problems.
Does anybody know, if there is a trick to boot or is there an error with the boot loader of Knoppix 4.0.x. The systems hangs when trying to identify the Serial ATA harddrives. When I disconnect the Serial ATA drives the boot-process suceeds and I can log in into Knoppix.
Any hints?
Just found the problem.
Using the failsafe option boots Knoppix with both Serial ATA drives enabled.
i found this problem on my celeron1000. do not know why but version 3.6 and higher, also the STD version do not want to boot here.
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Have you tried it with the failsafe option? With that option enabled it worked for me.
Looks like a bug in the auto detection of Knoppix 4.0.x. I have tried many other distributions and no other showed this problem.
yes with failsafe it boots ok, but i think it is not just the 4.0 version , in my case it was also with 3.6 , 3.7 and 3.9

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