Able to create knoppix.img, but will not detect on startup

**bigeeguy** · 03-28-2006, 05:19 AM

I am running ver 4.0.2 on a PIII 1GHz machine. I am not able to have my persistent image detected on startup. I am using a 80GB USB HD with 6 total partitions on it. The image file gets created on logical partition /mnt/sda7 (ext2) without error. I create a few files in the /home/knoppix folder to verify that I am able to write to the partition after the image is created. Now after I restart, the contents of my /home gets blown away with none of my files present. During the boot process, I get no prompt asking me if the persistent image file found should be loaded like the wiki stated. I also read somewhere that during bootup, I should see a message to the effect of "Mounting /mnt/sda7/knoppix.img as /home/.... I have never seen this message. I have also tried the following cheatcodes without success:

knoppix home=/dev/sda7
knoppix home=/mnt/sda7
knoppix home=scan

So what am I missing?

Everything that I have read about the persistent image says it should just work.

**echromes** · 03-28-2006, 04:53 PM

I'm haveing trouble with the persistent image too. I use the same at startup but want to mount the image on my usb drive [ knoppix home=/mnt/sda1/knoppix.img ] . My problem is that know matter what I do I always get a message that pops that it found the image and do I want to mount it. If I don't do anything it doesn't mount it. So I have to tell it to mount it each time I boot. Babysitting the boot up is a real pain. I'm trying to figure out how to not ask me to mount it... like maybe some switch that means mount and don't ask if it is ok.

**bigeeguy** · 03-28-2006, 06:26 PM

Not exactly, I dont even get the message asking if I want to use the knoppix.img when I boot from the USB HD.

Another fact for the pool, using a zip 100 drive, Knoppix was able to find and boot from the image. The zip drive appeared on sda4. I didnt even have to type in any cheat codes at startup. I did notice that the primary partition on the zip disk was FAT 16 and was also marked as boot. Are either of these required for a persistent boot image??