[NBLUG/talk] Knoppix won't boot

[Kyle Rankin]

On Thu, Mar 08, 2007 at 02:27:12PM -0800, 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.
> 
> -- 
> Dave Sisley
> dsisley at sonic.net
> roth-sisley.net
> 
> 

It sounds more like an error on your CDROM. I'd verify the md5sums for your
CDROM versus the ISO you used.

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Kyle Rankin
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