Sorry to say -
/dev/scd1 /cdrom1 iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
doesnt get it either. It can't find mount for cdrom1.
Adding /mnt/cdrom1 doesnt work either.

If you have usb2, are your devices showing up in Control Center>Information>USB?
As mentioned earlier, mine only show when running from knoppix cd.
Also, USB hotplug shows up when running from knoppix cd, no mention of it with dmesg from the install.