[syslinux] Booting to USB Pen Drive

[Franz Henning]

I am trying to use Syslinux as my boot loader for a stripped down
version of Knoppix (DSL) on a USB Pen Drive. I followed the instructions
verbatim on
http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/knoppix-usb.html, but
no luck. The system will start to boot to the USB, but gives a Kernel
Panic. I will give all information that shows on the screen.

After I select Boot from USB (which on my system works for windows made
boot keys)

SPB2: dx=0080  intl3,8:cxE7E0 dx=0702 mbr=8001 0100 0604 F2FF 3200 0000
CEE7 0300 int13,2:cx0013 dx=0180
SYSLINUX 2.06 2003-08-22 (then some copyright info flashes up here
quickly)

Then the screen clears and I get the KNOPPIX Splash screen.
KNOPPIX V3,3
F2 for Help
boot: Loading vmlinuz......
Loading miniroot.gz.......

Screen clears again

There is a Penguin picture in the top left corner
Kernel Panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:01

I have never been past this point.

This is the ls -lR of my usbkey. All usb modules are in the miniroot.gz
I have tried this with 2 USB keys a 1.1 and a 2.0, both exhibit the same
problem on multiple systems, which all are Dell Computers.

total 1576
dr-xr-xr-x    2 root     root         4096 Mar 11 05:29 KNOPPIX
-r-xr-xr-x    1 root     root           54 Mar 11 05:29 autorun.bat
-r--r--r--    1 root     root           47 Mar 11 05:29 autorun.inf
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root          107 Mar 11 05:30 boot.msg
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root         1791 Mar 11 05:30 f2
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root          256 Mar 11 05:30 german.kbd
-r--r--r--    1 root     root          343 Mar 11 05:29 index.html
-rw-r--r--    1 root     root         3262 Mar 11 05:30 knoppix.ico
-r-xr--r--    1 root     root         7836 Mar 11 05:30 ldlinux.sys
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root        21429 Mar 11 05:30 logo.16
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root       613227 Mar 11 05:30 miniroot.gz
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root         2424 Mar 11 05:30 syslinux.cfg
-rwxr--r--    1 root     root       921593 Mar 11 05:30 vmlinuz
 
/home/franz/usbkeyboot/KNOPPIX:
total 49040
-r--r--r--    1 root     root     48673005 Mar 11 05:29 KNOPPIX
-r--r--r--    1 root     root         2048 Mar 11 05:29 boot.cat
-r--r--r--    1 root     root      1474560 Mar 11 05:29 boot.img
-r-xr-xr-x    1 root     root           27 Mar 11 05:29 mkfloppy.bat 

Any Help would be GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks you,
Franz Henning