Hi people, I have trouble booting Knoppix on my PC. Here is some info about my hardware:
AMD X2 (dual core 64bit CPUs) 3600+
Maxtor stm325031 250 GB 7200 rpm
2 GB Dual Channel RAM DDR2-400
Geforce 7900 GTO
AMD 690G chipset
Realtek ALC883 8-Kanal HD Audio
Realtek RTL8110SC Giga LAN Anschluss
USB mouse and keyboard

I have tried Knoppix 5.1.1 and Knoppix 4 with the same outcome: when I try to boot with the default auto-detecting behavior, it hangs on detecting USB devices or on starting udev. I have tried failsafe, it starts working ok but after a while it reboots my computer without any input from my side. I also tried expert mode, but my USB keyboard is not working then
I am currently trying to burn Knoppix 5.3.1 and I'll let you know how it behaves as well, if you need to.

Any ideas? Any tips on how to proceed with troubleshooting?
Thanks in advance.

EDIT: I've tried Knoppix 5.3.1 and the default boot still hangs on "detecting USB/firewire devices". However, failsafe boots now, but my USB mouse and keyboard aren't working...
Can you help me narrow down on the cause of the problem so that the hardware module can be avoided, and I can avoid complete failsafe mode?