Knoppix Wipe Drive Instructions

1) Boot fully
2) Cntrl/Alt/F1
3) Cntrl/C
4) shred -v -n 2 -z /dev/hda

The directions above are for non-SCSI first drive wiping. 
Be aware that this process may take days instead of hours
depending on how large your hard drive is.

Another useful command is Cntrl/Alt/F2