Quote Originally Posted by paf
1. why can't i switch user to the one I set up on install???
You need to knoppix-install as debian to get the kdm login screen. Can you switch to vt2 and X -query localhost :1? Take a look at http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=30269 first.

Quote Originally Posted by paf
2. I have a extra partition which is empty and i can,t make a directory in it, "access denied" it mounts ok, and there's
Sounds to me that you mounted the drive but forgot to make it read/write. Right-click on the partition's icon on your desktop and select "change read write mode."

Good Luck!