Re: Knoppix stops on creating /etc/fstab

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

Michal R. Hoffmann wrote:

> Hello,
> I'm not sure if it ain't off-topic, but Knoppix is based on Debian...
>
> On my 2xPII 350Mhz PC I have 1 partition with win95 (primary), and on 
> extended partition I have few Debian/unstable partitions (swap, /, 
> /usr, /var, /home). Recently I wanted to play with some features 
> without messing up in my system, so I've tried to start Knoppix. But 
> it cannot start, hangs on creating /etc/fstab... On another PC it 
> worked well (although slooowly, as it was P233MMX).
> What is wrong? Why cannot I start it on the 1st PC?


This is _just_ a guess; Knoppix sees your swap partition, tries to use 
it, and can't for some reason. I have no idea why this would be, or why 
it would show up when Knoppix tries to create /etc/fstab; I'm just 
stabbing in the dark, because I _think_ Knoppix will use an existing 
swap partition if it finds one.

--
Kent