j0m
10-20-2005, 03:15 PM
Hi, this is my first post here and I hope not to ask too dumb questions, but I've googled / RTFM alot and can't find detailed info anywhere on this.
OT: I'm using Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD_EN on an Acer Aspire 5024 laptop (and hw recognition is _really_ flawless _now_, had some problems using 4.0 DVD_DE with keyboard and touchpad).
Problem: I need to have a partition / image on my USB stick to store _all_ changes I make to knoppix while working; I've already read about "Create persistent image" and "Save configuration / settings" and tried both, but settings didn't get stored as expected. First of all, I can't understand why should I use them both. It seems that _all_ the files saved inside the "Save conf"-created .tbz file are also available inside the "Create pers. image"-made knoppix.img, while the converse is not true, as docs and programs get saved only inside the image.
Furthemore, "Save conf" saves the .sh and .tbz files _once_: if I make more changes _after_ creation, I need to "Save" _again_ to make changes permanent. Instead I want settings-saving to be(have) like knoppix - live (i.e. I expect to change / install / download whatever I like, simply reboot once I'm done, and find everything right there).
If I'm right, "Save conf" is not relevant (read - redundant) for my situation. But, if so, can anybody tell me what those 4 self-explanatory ( :oops: ) options at boot (Home / System / Overwrite / Init) do ? Because I've already tried a few combinations, but it loses my network settings and other little things I did. Of course, all the times I tried knoppix.img got merged with UnionFS successfully (I didn't forgot to type the home=knoppix.img cheatcode)
PS: Is there an easy way (no remastering, thanks :? ) to keep from entering cheatcodes over and over (i.e. saving them along other system-wide configuration info inside the persistent image) ?
PPS (OT): Why does the desktop get totally f*cked-up colors when coming back from Ctrl-Alt-FX (getting to the virtual consoles and back) ? Is there a workaround, other than "init 1; init 5" ?
OT: I'm using Knoppix 4.0.2 DVD_EN on an Acer Aspire 5024 laptop (and hw recognition is _really_ flawless _now_, had some problems using 4.0 DVD_DE with keyboard and touchpad).
Problem: I need to have a partition / image on my USB stick to store _all_ changes I make to knoppix while working; I've already read about "Create persistent image" and "Save configuration / settings" and tried both, but settings didn't get stored as expected. First of all, I can't understand why should I use them both. It seems that _all_ the files saved inside the "Save conf"-created .tbz file are also available inside the "Create pers. image"-made knoppix.img, while the converse is not true, as docs and programs get saved only inside the image.
Furthemore, "Save conf" saves the .sh and .tbz files _once_: if I make more changes _after_ creation, I need to "Save" _again_ to make changes permanent. Instead I want settings-saving to be(have) like knoppix - live (i.e. I expect to change / install / download whatever I like, simply reboot once I'm done, and find everything right there).
If I'm right, "Save conf" is not relevant (read - redundant) for my situation. But, if so, can anybody tell me what those 4 self-explanatory ( :oops: ) options at boot (Home / System / Overwrite / Init) do ? Because I've already tried a few combinations, but it loses my network settings and other little things I did. Of course, all the times I tried knoppix.img got merged with UnionFS successfully (I didn't forgot to type the home=knoppix.img cheatcode)
PS: Is there an easy way (no remastering, thanks :? ) to keep from entering cheatcodes over and over (i.e. saving them along other system-wide configuration info inside the persistent image) ?
PPS (OT): Why does the desktop get totally f*cked-up colors when coming back from Ctrl-Alt-FX (getting to the virtual consoles and back) ? Is there a workaround, other than "init 1; init 5" ?