DSL won't find the filesystem of KNOPPIX
 

My computer has an Intel processor, a 930GB SATA hard disk, Windows Vista, and an Intel ICH8R SATA RAID controller.

Damn Small Linux won't work on my PC when I boot it off a LiveCD.

It boots fine until it states -

'Cannot find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry. Dropping you to a (very limited) shell.'

I think these problems might be related to the RAID controller. Can someone please help me?

:scratch:

Zeeky

Please can someone reply to this? I really need help with this...

No guarantees this will work, but...

At the boot prompt, try using the following "cheat code":

This will enable support for SATA drives.


Here's the DSL wiki page listing all the boot "cheat codes":
http://www.damnsmalllinux.org/wiki/i...hp/Cheat_Codes

Thanks, but I have tried 'dsl sata', and all that happens is that it says 'Loading sata_0(something' and then crashes. I'll look at the other cheat codes on the website, though.

Thanks,
Zeeky

This happens to me too, i have done everything it says in the right ordor and way but it says cannot find filesystem KNOPPIX.. and then gives me a bunch of codes that dont do anything,, anyone know what to do

DSL magi is here-
check your append line and the folder name-
are you using CD or USB?

The append line should be-"knoppix_dir=knoppix KNOPPIX_DIR=KNOPPIX BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix"

Or "knoppix_dir=DSL KNOPPIX_DIR=DSL BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix"

also-there can be other reasons-USB = "dsl waitusb"

Give me some more info and check out my DSL-Qemu-Persistent USB Remaster below-

You can save your settings/apps/etc into the qemu HD's just like the real DSL and you can invoke it from within the DSL live environment...post

( http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...indows-719934/ )

Hi linux72,

Got the same problem about not being able to find KNOPPIX filesystem and dropping to a limited shell while trying to boot versions 4.4.10 and 3.4.9 from a cd.

I took your "dsl waitusb" suggestion one step further and tried, "dsl nousb", but still only get the limited shell. Would like to try your suggestion about appending, "knoppix_dir=knoppix KNOPPIX_DIR=KNOPPIX BOOT_IMAGE=knoppix", but am confused about how to do that. Could you clarify how to go about doing that?

Thank you.

Update: Booted DSL 4.4.10 from my desktop computer, and then installed DSL to a USB flash drive via DSL's USBHDD utility. Using this USB drive, I WAS able to boot my laptop. Hmmm... still don't understand why I can't boot the laptop (1 year old HP Pavilion) from the CD.

I am having the same problem. Cannot boot from live CD obtained from the Damn Small Linux Book. Also downloaded newer iso image dsl 4.4.10 Still cannot find Knoppix file system. I would like to see a solution as well. Paul

linus72, setting knoppix_dir (in lowcase) option helped me.
thanks. (my installation resides on USB flash in non-root directory)

HJunior
 

DSL Linux is set to get KNOPPIX file from CD Rom, by default. This file is very big to fit in old PCs, then it remains on CD ROM.