thanks for the links,

i feel like i know a whole lot more about how this knoppix thing works now. (im so glad i found this website ! before, i thought knoppix.org was all there was).
i think i am going to yank the guts out of the boot.img file and use isolinux from boot scriptor (boot scriptor is really cool as it incorporates isolinux, memdisk, and even Bart's old diskemu).

i'm still not a 100% sure why just loading the boot.img file with floppy emulation didnt work, but i feel confident i can get something working now.

you know, if there was a way to change the default directory (and i'm sure there is) from knoppix to something else, someone could make an ultimate knoppix bootable DVD with boot scriptor (or isolinux) that has 5 or 6 (or more) different customized knoppix's on it. It would make a nice demo DVD.

anyways, thanks again ... this is nothing a little bit of reading and experimenting cant work out im sure ... i think i was just exhausted last night.
%^)

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