Posted by Captain Midnight on 08/28/07 06:21

"`" <ianw154@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
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> I have downloaded the file KNOPPIX_V5.1.1CD-2007-01-04-EN.iso, burnt it
onto
> the CD and rebooted the PC ... it just boots in to windows an normal.> I
> have checked my PC setup and after the floppy the CD drive is the next
> bootable drive ?
>
> Any suggestions.
>
>
> "Captain Midnight" <Notany@twip.invalid> wrote in message
> news:46d18641$0$16439$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
> > "`" <ianw154@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
> > news:pbednTT-Dfg230zbRVnytgA@bt.com...
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> I have checked the DVD drive and it is a Toshiba Samsung SD-W3002. It
> > looks
> >> like a standard drive to me.
> >>
> >> I have had the HDD out of the recorder, it's a maxtor 80 gig, and
hooked
> > it
> >> up to my PC using a USB to IDE adaptor. The problem is that the PC
say's
> >> mass storage device detected and ready to use but I can't see the drive
> >> in
> >> explorer. In device manager I can see the drive but in the properties -
> >> Volume tab there is no drive information - all blanks.
> >>
> >> Putting the HDD back into the recorder and it works fine.
> >>
> >> Ian
> >
> > It's probably formatted with a file system used in Linux. You can get a
> > Knopix Linux distribution in an ISO. Burn the ISO to CD. Then you can
boot
> > into Knopix from the CD without putting anything on your PC. Knopix has
a
> > GUI interface so it's not to hard to use for things like browsing a
drive.
> > It can be used to examine a Windows install that wont boot too. Good
tool
> > and gives a peek at Linux.
> >
> >
>

Geeze, my 3.3 version is old. Been meaning to get a newer version.
Downloading it now. Slo-o-o-owly.

Hopefully you know the ISO is an image and has to be burnt so the data is
extracted. Not just putting the file on the disc. Can let you know what the
disc should looks like as soon as I burn and test it. Seldom burn ISO so
will be doing a little relearning.

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