drmarathe
09-04-2004, 11:56 PM
Using Toshiba Sattelite Notebook with Knoppix and USB Stick
(My USB Stick is Transcend Jetflash 128 MB)
The way to start Toshiba Laptop is use knoppix26 at boot.
(the older version gives problem with the USB Stick)
then login as root shell
#mkdir /mnt/usb (any name will do instead of usb)
#mount /dev/sda /mnt/usb
# change the root password (pick any with the passwd command)
(some password is required
for starting the file manager in superuser mode)
(I am doing this as I haven't yet figured how to allow other users
rights to copy things from the /mnt/usb
If you don't use it it says things like 'doesn't exist'
I have tried changing the rights of /mnt/usb with
#chmod -R a+rwx /mnt/usb
But that doesn't work !!!
Therefore Start the File manager in Superuser mode
Then use multiple tabs. Set one for desktop and another for /mnt/usb
Then you can copy things between the USB Stick and the desktop
This works.
Then run kxconfig with Alt-F2
This also requires root password
Then you can change the Toshiba screen size to 1024x768. Which is full size.
Then you are in shape. Sometime the modem dialer pppd gives problems
with the USB Stick mounted. If that be the case
# Umount /mnt/usb
And run the modem dialer
Want to thank all the Knoppix and Linux freeware coders
for their time and making my Toshiba again useful
With a crashed Harddisk controller.
Particular thanks to Klaus Knopper
Dr. Marathe
(My USB Stick is Transcend Jetflash 128 MB)
The way to start Toshiba Laptop is use knoppix26 at boot.
(the older version gives problem with the USB Stick)
then login as root shell
#mkdir /mnt/usb (any name will do instead of usb)
#mount /dev/sda /mnt/usb
# change the root password (pick any with the passwd command)
(some password is required
for starting the file manager in superuser mode)
(I am doing this as I haven't yet figured how to allow other users
rights to copy things from the /mnt/usb
If you don't use it it says things like 'doesn't exist'
I have tried changing the rights of /mnt/usb with
#chmod -R a+rwx /mnt/usb
But that doesn't work !!!
Therefore Start the File manager in Superuser mode
Then use multiple tabs. Set one for desktop and another for /mnt/usb
Then you can copy things between the USB Stick and the desktop
This works.
Then run kxconfig with Alt-F2
This also requires root password
Then you can change the Toshiba screen size to 1024x768. Which is full size.
Then you are in shape. Sometime the modem dialer pppd gives problems
with the USB Stick mounted. If that be the case
# Umount /mnt/usb
And run the modem dialer
Want to thank all the Knoppix and Linux freeware coders
for their time and making my Toshiba again useful
With a crashed Harddisk controller.
Particular thanks to Klaus Knopper
Dr. Marathe