[NBLUG/talk] Knoppix won't boot

[matt]

Bad CD burn?

On Thursday 08 March 2007 14:27:12 Dave Sisley wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I just got 2 off-lease IBM NetVista boxes at work and I want to play
> with Knoppix on them (future use: Kiosks), but Knoppix will not boot all
> the way.  I get dropped to a shell.  Here is the message on the screen
> (I'm retyping, so any typos are mine):
> ...
> Enabling DMA acceleration for: hdc [HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR-8480B]
> Accessing KNOPPIX CD at /dev/hdc...insmod: Can't read
> 'cdrom/knoppix/modules/cloop.ko': I/O Error
> insmod: Can't read 'cdrom/knoppix/modules/cloop.ko': I/O Error
> Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry.
> Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.
>
>
> <etc.>
>
> I get this on both machines, and I had the same problem booting with the
> 'knoppix nodma'  cheatcode.  I'm not sure exactly what the hardware is,
> but can dig in and provide it if somebody thinks it's useful.
>
> Any ideas?  Thanks in advance.
>
> -dave.



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Valê,
Matt
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