HELP..... Knoppix can't find File System

**BiggJeff74** · 03-14-2004, 06:01 PM

I just burned Knoppix to cd and ran it on one of my computers and the response I am getting is:

Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
Press reset button to quit.

Additional builtin commands available

cat mount umount
insmod rmmod lsmod

this system i am using is:

400 mhz
98 megs ram
30 gig hd
56x cdrom
32x cd\rw
w/ 4 usb ports, zip drive, sbc dsl, 56k modem

this is a system i built about 3 years ago and runs windows 98/me prefectly!

When I ran the cd on my other system it boots BUT
the monitor blanks out. I then shut the monitor off and can see the desktop for a brief moment and the monitor blanks out again. But the propose off this post is for my first system mention above. Any help is greatly appreieated.

Thanks

BiggJeff74

**windos_no_thanks** · 03-14-2004, 07:39 PM

You seem to have both a cdrom and a cdrw, have you tried both of them ?
Are they both ordinary IDE devices ? (not SCSI or USB)

**BiggJeff74** · 03-15-2004, 02:41 AM

both cd roms are having the same problem. both drives are IDE. also i need to metion that the processor is amd 400 k6-2

**windos_no_thanks** · 03-15-2004, 08:27 AM

Originally Posted by BiggJeff74

both cd roms are having the same problem. both drives are IDE. also i need to metion that the processor is amd 400 k6-2

Strange, I guess I'd try it with the zip drive unplugged next...
The processor shouldn't be a problem.

**BiggJeff74** · 03-16-2004, 03:36 PM

Thanks anyway....I just put together a new system. I think there was a conflict with something on the motherboard but i had a spare gateway system and Knoppix is running GREAT!!!