Well after finally getting a copy (many thanks to the folks who have set up bit torrents), the 2.6.1 kernal version (knoppix26) ran perfectly on my desktop system (DELL Dimension 4500) but refused to boot on my laptop (SONY Vaio) not arriving at the inicial startup screen once I had selected knoppix26... I have had knoppix 3.3 running from the harddisk of the Vaio for several months without a single problem.

In both cases the usual knoppix 3.4 (not using the 2.6.1 kernal) boot worked fine...

I hope these boot problems are sorted for the final 3.4 version.

Tim