Rescue Cd Failure

When I boot from 2009 rescue CD, it fails after searching slow USB devices, stating "Can't find KNOPPIX filesystem, sorry. Dropping you to a very limited shell. Press reset button to quit."

I created the CD with Nero 9, including verification & finalization of written data. I don't know what to do with BitDefenderRescueCD_v1.0.0_3_08_2009.iso.md5, if anything.

I found meager documentation with Google Search. I welcome existing links to answers for my issue.

How do I get the CD to boot & load completely?

Also, my keyboard does not have a RESET button.

Dell Dimension 530 desktop, XP Home SP3, IE7, all hotfixes, 2 GB RAM, lots of available room on C:\ drive. All USB storage devices (external drive, flash drive) disconnected. USB connections remain for 2 printers, scanner, monitor, keyboard, & UPS.

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unknown

Hello NBNorth,

Try booting from a CD created using this link:

http://download.bitdefender.com/rescue_cd/...0_3_08_2009.iso

Also, if possible, try not to have any devices attached by USB to the system - if possible, plug the keyboard in using a PS2 port and the monitor into a VGA port. As a test, you could try creating a bootable CD with Knoppix(the Linux operating system) and try to boot the system from it in order to see if it gives you the same error message.

Thanks!

kevbo

When you boot the CD, press TAB to change the boot options. Add this to the end of the existing boot options:

all-generic-ide irqpoll

That allowed me to boot properly.

Bandit

I had to revive this question because I noticed that this exact problem is occurring with the 2010 release as well on my system. Are there any ideas on how to get the Rescue CD working?

HP dv7-3000series laptop, 6GB RAM, dual 2.5Ghz AMD's.