Hi

I recently Bought a Book containing The knoppix 3.4 cd. Being new to linux I was intreged and happy to have found a good alternative to windows XP. After haveing problems with my first boot i seeked help withen IRC. Unfortunatly i am Blocked from the Knoppix Channel yet i have never been there prior. With this i went to the linux channel and sought successfull help and booted Knoppix no problem (framebuffer was wrong had to boot with fb1024x76

Being eagerly pleased with knoppix i cosmetically configured it to my liking saved them to my primary hd and pated myself on the back. A day later I booted from the CD using the Tohd cheat with success. After Some Playing i noticed a few problems i didnt know how to fix or what has cuased them.

1) I cannot write to ither HDs nor USB pendrives Which i have been told Is defualt withen knoppix. With this i was informed Edit my Fstab File but not told how to, what to edit on it and with the not being able to write to HD how to save it.

2) I cannot access my CD Drives or my Floppy drive. When Selected i get the error CDROM does not exist. Upon investigation all three files withen mnt/ apear to be Lock Icons. Upon clicking i get the error This file no longer exists.

3) Since i am using the 3.4 CD i expected old versions of software. I wish to Update Dillo and game. Is this possible with how i am using knoppix?

4) How do i get Myself unbanned in the Knoppix channel? I have never been there yet am banned. I have been told this is becuase somone withen the area i live has put up more then a fight for them to ban where i live? I honestly do not know anything about IRC and wish further explanation so i can be outa the noob clouds.

Any Help will be Much Apreciated