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256 GB (226 GB free)... I think that I got the message in red because /dev/sda3 first failed to mount. Thus, the question is why it failed or how I can troubleshoot it?

I am able to use a DVD but I am then not running in Live mode and it is very slow to boot. Anyway, it turned out that my USB stick was bad. I got a new one and used the Linux Live USB Creator to create a bootable USB. I then didnt have the strange GRUB prompt! However, I now have a new issue...

Thanks for the quick response! I understand that I need to boot directly into Knoppix to do the rescue. However, I wanted to familiarize myself with Knoppix first by running it in a VM in windows. Anyway, I also tried to boot from the thumb drive, and it also "booted" into...

Sorry for being a total novice at Linux, and maybe this is not the best forum to ask this first question... I installed Knoppix (v8.1) on a USB key using LiLi USB Creator. I then started GRUB in a virtual box in windows (using Virtualize_This_Key.exe; just to familiarize myself with Linux)...