I just downloaded the latest knoppix, burnt it and opened it via mount -o loop to check the download was OK. Then tried to boot my laptop with it to install it onto it. I tried both expert mode and standard mode. Under expert mode ...

Just after "Do you want to load additional modules from floppy disk? " (No), it enables DMA for hda (hard disk) and hdc (cdrom). Then reports ...

"Accessing KNOPPIX CD at /dev/hdc... /cdrom/KNOPPIX/modules/insmod: 1: Syntax error: "(" unexpected
Cant find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry"

and drops me to a shell.

Under a standard boot, the problem as described is teh same, except Knoppix does not ask about loading stuff off a floppy.

The PC is a Toshiba Satellite 1800 900mHz notebook.

Is there a shell script coding bug there?