RichM - Thank you. I need Knoppix to attempt repair to the filesystem of a Linux system that I just swapped the HDDs from a box with bad motherboard to a newer box with an Iwill PCI-IDE card. Since the card wasn't in the original box it can't find the HDD connected to it and it crashes before I can get in to reconfig and the SHELL is being Read-Only worthless. (By the way, does anyone know where I can get Linux drivers for the Iwill card?)

At any rate, when I found the Knoppix and went to download it I goofed and got the ad for Spiceworks first. I decided to download both, since Spiceworks fits a need I've been looking to fill here at home. While doing so I went looking for reasons to trust or distrust this freeware and found your article. Again managing to stumble on just what I wanted.

Thanks again.