Knoppix Filesystem not found, sorry...Forum: USB booting Topic: Knoppix Filesystem not found, sorry... started by: LiNUxG0d Posted by LiNUxG0d on Feb. 06 2007,21:15
Hello all!I've been reading up quite a bit on DSL and man, let me tell you it's amazing. I've been running it from QEMU in Windows, no problem. I did the installation on a Verbatim U3 USB Key and I'm very pleased... the issue however is when running it from bootup. When I boot I hit 'F2' to enter my setup and check the boot sequence... under disk drives, I see both the USB Key and the Hard Drive. I choose the USB Key as a primary device and boot, it goes to the main DSL splash page and then to the DSL page with Tux in the top-left... Next, I get that error: "KNOPPIX Filesystem not found, sorry." I'm now in a (very) limited shell. I'm not sure what I did wrong as it works from Windows. I did run syslinux on my USB key and the ldlinux.sys file was created successfully... hence why I get the first DSL splash screens I guess... Any help? I think it might be path related but I'm not sure which file to edit. Thanks in advance, J Posted by nixclusive on Feb. 07 2007,13:08
where exactly is the KNOPPIX directory in your USB key? You can pass the knoppix_dir and knoppix_name variables at the boot time. I don't know exactly how to pass kernel command line arguments in syslinux (using GRUB here), but here's what my kernel command linux would look like if I had that problem:
where the directory KNOPPIX and the file KNOPPIX are in sda1 itself. Good luck. Posted by Mozai on Feb. 07 2007,16:39
I'm having the same problem. I tried adding the knoppix_name and knoppix_dir to the boot line in grub. No dice. Seems like the Knoppix Filesystem not found problem is common.In another thread, someone suggested using the DSL-N image instead of current.iso or dsl-embedded.iso. Posted by MakodFilu on Feb. 08 2007,00:03
I have experienced the same, usually related to old PCs and buggy BIOS (or so I concluded).The thing is it recognizes it at first, but doesn't find the key later on. I updated the BIOS and now it works fine. Posted by willz06jw on Feb. 12 2007,19:31
I have an almost new computer and an updated bios and it still says the same error. --- Strange how it can't find the usb Knoppix info.Will Posted by humpty on Feb. 13 2007,01:28
if it's a bios issue, a good idea is to test it on another pc.
Posted by curaga on Mar. 30 2007,07:36
U3 causes problems with all Linuxes, it's a M$-only solution. You gotta delete it first, before trying using it as a normal usb stick......
Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 30 2007,12:02
What problems does it cause? I use U3 sticks all the time between Linux, Microsoft, and (on REALLY bad days) Macs and there's never a problem. The only Linux (and Mac) "issue" is that I can't authenticate running Windows, even under WINE, so I can't mount the U3 pseudo-partition. This doesn't bother me at all. There are benefits to leaving U3 on sticks, especially if you have to use a Windows computer. Many apps that can run between platforms are U3-friendly. They include Open Office 2.0+ and Firefox and Thunderbird. I can do all my OO work from the USB stick in Windows without leaving a trace -- all settings, prefs, files, etc. stay on the USB stick -- on the host machine and without rebooting to run Linux and then I have all my files on the USB stick when I'm back on my Linux or BSD computer. BTW, I've had no trouble using DSL on USB with the U3 pseudo-partition intact. It IS a normal USB stick even with U3. Posted by curaga on Mar. 30 2007,14:09
I've never owned one, but seen many complains about those sticks not working properly if U3 is not deleted
Posted by lucky13 on Mar. 30 2007,15:03
I own several sticks with U3. My experience just doesn't support that. :-) Posted by squidx on Mar. 30 2007,15:45
I had this exact same problem... most of DSL seemed ready to load, and then it crapped out with that filesystem error. After a bunch of looking around, I saw the suggestion to change (from Windows) the folder name on the USB stick from KNOPPIX to knoppix. This worked immediately for me. This must have something to do with some path selection at boot time, and may even have something to do with the BIOS, which is why it's different on different machines, and why it wasn't corrected on the master file. Mine is an IBM T42. Now I just have to figure out why my hard drive has grub on it and why I need to enter several commands just to enter WinXP when the USB drive isn't connected. (Any thoughts? Anyone know how I can edit the menu.lst from within Windows or within grub itself?) Alex |