ckapsl
05-01-2005, 05:22 PM
My uname string:
Linux kpa01 2.6.11 #6 SMP Wed Feb 23 09:15:46 CET 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
This is the 3.8.1 distribution
I booted from the CD and ran the knoppix-installer script to install to a HD partition. I ran into numerous problems:
1) I am running a dual-boot with Windows XP and need to keep the MBR loaded with the Windows boot loader. So I loaded the Lilo loader into the ext3 partition and created a boot floppy.
Problem a: The boot floppy does not boot. I tried it on different computer, reformatted, tried new floppies, nothing. The knoppix-installer script is not creating a valid boot floppy.
Problem b: It looks like the ext3 partition is not being correctly written with the LILO boot loader. I tried the bootsector in the Windows boot.ini file (which has worked for me before) and that doesn't work either.
I was finally able to create a grub boot floppy, and manually specify the partition and kernel and get the HD install to boot that way. I would say that booting has some serious issues if you are booting via partition instead of MBR.
2) Despite my having booted the CD with the lang=us option, it looks like the German version has been installed. I try booting the kernel with the lang=us option but I get German menus in kde (in spite of the KDE displaying the small US flag). I change the German menus to English (via Spanish :-(), but everything else is still in German. The output of the apt-get command is in German for instance. I have a little knowledge of German but not enough to use this system as is.
So, any ideas? I have spent about 6 hours on this so far, and am still with an essentially unusable system.
Linux kpa01 2.6.11 #6 SMP Wed Feb 23 09:15:46 CET 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
This is the 3.8.1 distribution
I booted from the CD and ran the knoppix-installer script to install to a HD partition. I ran into numerous problems:
1) I am running a dual-boot with Windows XP and need to keep the MBR loaded with the Windows boot loader. So I loaded the Lilo loader into the ext3 partition and created a boot floppy.
Problem a: The boot floppy does not boot. I tried it on different computer, reformatted, tried new floppies, nothing. The knoppix-installer script is not creating a valid boot floppy.
Problem b: It looks like the ext3 partition is not being correctly written with the LILO boot loader. I tried the bootsector in the Windows boot.ini file (which has worked for me before) and that doesn't work either.
I was finally able to create a grub boot floppy, and manually specify the partition and kernel and get the HD install to boot that way. I would say that booting has some serious issues if you are booting via partition instead of MBR.
2) Despite my having booted the CD with the lang=us option, it looks like the German version has been installed. I try booting the kernel with the lang=us option but I get German menus in kde (in spite of the KDE displaying the small US flag). I change the German menus to English (via Spanish :-(), but everything else is still in German. The output of the apt-get command is in German for instance. I have a little knowledge of German but not enough to use this system as is.
So, any ideas? I have spent about 6 hours on this so far, and am still with an essentially unusable system.