Re: Knoppix 5.2 minirt update for iso boot
Quote:
Originally Posted by ruymbeke
Hi Gilles,
starting with the first 4*-DVD of Knoppix I went from a loadlin-install of Knoppix to your version with grub and the patched minirt.gz
I just tryed to go to the 5,2 c't-Version, but I'm running into some trouble:
The Kernel shows correctly as 2.6.19.5, it tells me that my iso is found on /dev/hda6 OK (ext3-filesystem), but then, when it should say something like "accessing KNOPPIX CDROM -
/cdrom2.loop/*.iso " it only says
acessing KNOPPIX CDROM failed; can't find KNOPPIX filesystem
...and I'm in the limited shell.
I went ahead and burned the iso to a dvd => this runs just fine.
The md5 of my iso is:
fdbff1d8b93d4c1a724cb68b4e4f8bf2 knx520.iso
Any suggestions?
Thatnks in advance!
poor_mans_knoppix
Re: Knoppix 5.2 minirt update for iso boot
Quote:
Originally Posted by poor_mans_knoppix
... I just tryed to go to the 5,2 c't-Version, but I'm running into some trouble:
The Kernel shows correctly as 2.6.19.5, it tells me that my iso is found on /dev/hda6 OK (ext3-filesystem),
but then, when it should say something like "accessing KNOPPIX CDROM - /cdrom2.loop/*.iso "
it only says acessing KNOPPIX CDROM failed; can't find KNOPPIX filesystem ...
Hello,
Please accept my deep apologies, it should now be fixed using this new link:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/minirt_52.gz
This minirt_52.gz also includes a (dynamically) patched knoppix-autoconfig file for persistent home (cf below)
I also created a new Knoppix 5.2 c't virtual machine for VmWare 6-RC (build 44426):
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk520_44426.zip (10MB)
As usual, I really apreciate feedback.
Best Regards,
Gilles
Ps1: It looks like that the lang=us kernel cheat code changes the keyboad mapping but not the menus yet...
PS2: I think I have found 3 typos in the official /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig script, cf bug report:
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Bugs/5.20 and a patch: http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/...onfig_520.diff
Ps3: For the long story, sorry for the delay in my response but I have been very busy at work this last month
and I only got the time now to fix a very stupid (and known) bug in my modified linuxrc boot script:
if [ -f $TARGET/$KNOPPIX_DIR/$KNOPPIX_NAME ] --> if test -r $TARGET/$KNOPPIX_DIR/$KNOPPIX_NAME
(When I was running my tests previously I didn't realize that the iso used was a left over from a test on Fat32)
Re: Knoppix 5.2 minirt update for iso boot
Thanks Gilles. It is a pity that knoppix essentially remains a one-man stunt. There's no bugzilla anymore, and requests to the mailing list are often ignored. Have you considered submitting your NTFS/VMWare additions to sidux for inclusion? Not to belittle knoppix, but they at least are working as a team, and take HD-installation to heart.
Vmware worksta 6 + player 2 (45731) for Knoppix 5.1.1 + 5.2
Hello,
Please find below the new VmWare Workstation 6.0.0 or Player 2.0.0 (build 45731) virtual machines for:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk511_45731.zip Knoppix 5.1.1 (no persistence)
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk520_45731.zip Knoppix 5.2.0 (no persistence)
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/866 (VmWare appliances listing link)
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=114363#114363 (vm for VMWare Server 1.0.3 build 44356)
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113141#113141 (with prog & data persistence)
Have fun, and please provide some feedback...
Gilles
MD5 & size of the files:
eb54a7cc3f36e2c1d0008e3bbed26e34 *vmk511_45731.zip (10'031'566)
8e47a0d41e64e907cf971e40577b560c *vmk520_45731.zip (9'650'467)
Old vm links for reference:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=112830#112830
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=110240#110240
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=110103#110103
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/662
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/554
PS: In order to change the maximum screen size please edit the following text lines of the vmx file:
(since the edit display config menu is not accessible from winthin the vmware player)
svga.maxWidth = "640" "800" "1024" "1280" "1280" "1600"
svga.maxHeight= "480" "600" "768" "1024" "1200" "1200"
svga.vramSize = "1228800" "1920000" "3145728" "5242880" "6144000" "7680000"
Vmware (45731) for Knoppix 5.1.1 + 5.2 with persistent data
Hello,
To respond to a strong request of persistence of data with Knoppix running as a guest under vmware
I had to give it a try ... So please use it at your own risk and provide feedback ...
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk511_45731p2.zip Knoppix 5.1.1 with persistence
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk520_45731p2.zip Knoppix 5.2.0 with persistence
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/866 (VmWare appliances listing link)
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113100#113100 (previous vm link)
Have fun (and do not forget to make a clean shutdown since you now have persistence...)
Gilles
MD5 & size of the files:
754a074adbd70b99da9eaec50b1040a3 *Vmk511_45731p2.zip (10'071'232)
cab57232ccd71d566190a8ef0c8b3412 *vmk520_45731p2.zip (9'677'762)
PS: The persistent data (home & config) deltas from the default are now saved in a separate disk hdb1.
Please do not write into hdb1 directly since it is handled by the unionfs and may lead into data corruption.
Just use the system normally: /home/knoppix, /etc, /usr/ /var, ... (but not /media/hdb1 nor /mnt/hdb1)
If for some reason the data on sdb1 gets corrupted, just remove all the files as a super user (su)
(except your valuable data of course) and reboot. Knoppix should rebuild the missing info for you...
Using the built-in precedence of the unionfs (persistent_disk=rw, ramdisk_autodetection=ro, Knoppix_iso=ro),
I tried to leverage the powerfull Knoppix hw autodetection with the persistence of the customisation (done by the user).
BTW, this is something that Klaus may consider even without vmware...
PS2: I updated the Knoppix 5.1.1 & 5.2.0 vm link to the latest update, cf:
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113174#113174
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=113213#113213