Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast
Results 11 to 20 of 22

Thread: help with hdinstall [v3.6]

  1. #11
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Posts
    788
    After booting from cd.........unmount all hdd partition listed on desktop (by right clicking--->unmount).
    Open konsole:
    su
    knoppix-installer.
    Choose Debian style and install lilo to mbr.

    Good luck.

  2. #12
    Junior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    11
    trying now, hope it works...

  3. #13
    Junior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    11
    Quote Originally Posted by shah
    After booting from cd.........unmount all hdd partition listed on desktop (by right clicking--->unmount).
    Open konsole:
    su
    knoppix-installer.
    Choose Debian style and install lilo to mbr.

    Good luck.
    Tried, but the partitions were already unmounted...
    Ran the installation again and took my digitalcamera and filmed it where it pops up error-messages in the background and here are some pictures of the errors:
    http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ad0/error1.jpg
    http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ad0/error2.jpg
    http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ad0/error3.jpg
    http://upl.silentwhisper.net/uplfold...ad8/error4.jpg

    Hope you can find what's wrong with them..

  4. #14
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Jun 2004
    Posts
    788
    Delete all linux partition and create new one using cfdisk. (or you can create using other partition manager ex: partition manager)
    Try Boot knoppix cd with cheat code: knoppix nodma
    Then try install again.


  5. #15
    Junior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    11
    didn't work either

    Seems like I can't make a hdinstall....

  6. #16
    Junior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    11
    I'm getting this thread alive again.

    It's like this that I were gonna reinstall Windows a while ago and before that I just made a test and renamed the windows-directory and deleted som boot-files and stuff so that windows wasn't accessable. Then I tried installing knoppix and it really worked booting after the installation.
    The bad thing is that as soon as I install Windows again it will only boot into that and no Knoppix anymore...

    What shall I do?? Should I have Windows alone on one of my three harddrives and linux on one of the other, cause right now they lies on the same drive.

  7. #17
    Junior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Dec 2004
    Posts
    11
    anyone who can help me?

  8. #18
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    May 2003
    Posts
    981
    Quote Originally Posted by ultima
    I'm getting this thread alive again.

    It's like this that I were gonna reinstall Windows a while ago and before that I just made a test and renamed the windows-directory and deleted som boot-files and stuff so that windows wasn't accessable. Then I tried installing knoppix and it really worked booting after the installation.
    The bad thing is that as soon as I install Windows again it will only boot into that and no Knoppix anymore...

    What shall I do?? Should I have Windows alone on one of my three harddrives and linux on one of the other, cause right now they lies on the same drive.
    They should work OK all on the same drive but usually you must install windows first then linux afterward because windows will overwrite lilo on the the MBR. Windows doesn't like recognise that there are other operating systems in the world. This will be a problem even if linux is on a different HD as it still needs lilo on the boot MBR.

    So you must find a way to boot into your Knoppix install without using lilo so that you can boot into it after you reinstall windows & reinstall lilo. There are two ways of doing this. First is to make a boot disk & use it to boot Knoppix after lilo is trashed. Second is to boot the CD with the bootcode 'knoppix root=/dev/hda5 noinitrd ro' (replace hda5 with the correct partition for where your knoppix is). Try first before you reinstall windows so you know you will be able to get into KNoppix after you replace windows.

    Then reinstall windows, boot into Knoppix & reinstall lilo with 'sudo lilo'.

  9. #19
    Junior Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Posts
    2

    whao...im new...and i need LOTS of help

    I am NEW i have very very little knowladge on hard disk partitions and i want to install knoppix on my hard drive. i have 2 HD's a 500mb and a 40gig drive. i recently tried knoppix and i think its great .the only problem is i can not mount my 40 gig hard drive. when i first used the knoppix cd it was mounted . i tried to install it using the command line and then something appeared asking me if i wanted todo something to my hd. ( im sorry it is so vague but i honestly cant remember what i did.)but anyway the problem is every time i try to install knoppix throught the command line i get an error message. I will put the order i do things to get this message. 1) i wait untill the knoppix cd boots adn gets to the desktop. 2) i press
    ctrl-alt-F1. 3)i type-"knx-hdinstall" 4)a program appears telling me that this script will help me install knoppix. 5) i click "ok" 6) it asks me to choose a hard disk to install to...i choose the 40 gig hard disk. 7)it then says that cfdisk will now be launched...i hit "ok" than it saya FATAL ERROR : bad primary partition 0: partition ends after end-of-diskpress any key to exit cfdisk 9) now it asks me if i want to use a swap partition( i dont know what this means) i choose "ok"now it says NO swap partition could be found on the current hard disk. I am really lost i dont know anything about swap partitions or partitions in general i would really appreciate if anyone took some time to help me out i really enjoyed using knoppix and would like to keep it on my hard disk...THANKS

  10. #20
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Jul 2004
    Location
    Wisconsin, USA
    Posts
    536
    j23, before you do the install, try QTparted and see if you get an error when the program scans the partitions. If you get no errors then use this program to make your partitions. You have to set a password to use this, sudo passwd - then enter password..and again. Now you can use QTparted. It should be located in k menu-->system. I didn't know the old knx-installer still worked. I always used knoppix-installer. What version are you trying to install?

Page 2 of 3 FirstFirst 123 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. knx-hdinstall??
    By Stackout in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 07-11-2004, 05:13 AM
  2. knx-hdinstall
    By ivansv in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 01-12-2004, 02:41 PM
  3. Knx-hdinstall
    By Abehome in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-20-2003, 04:20 AM
  4. 2.1gb enough for hdinstall?
    By thadk in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-13-2003, 04:25 AM
  5. New knx-hdinstall
    By Incubii in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 08-06-2003, 05:50 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  


Knoppix 9.1 Live Linux GNU Bootable USB Flash Drive USA picture

Knoppix 9.1 Live Linux GNU Bootable USB Flash Drive USA

$14.77



Knoppix NSM 1.2 picture

Knoppix NSM 1.2

$10.20



Knoppix Live GNU Linux System 9.1 on Bootable CD / DVD / USB Flash Drive picture

Knoppix Live GNU Linux System 9.1 on Bootable CD / DVD / USB Flash Drive

$9.99



Linux Knoppix 4.0.2 Installation Disc picture

Linux Knoppix 4.0.2 Installation Disc

$39.99



Hamshack Live DVD-ROM picture

Hamshack Live DVD-ROM

$8.50



Knoppix Linux Bootable OS v8.6

Knoppix Linux Bootable OS v8.6 "Original Live Operating System" 16G USB Stick

$19.95



KNOPPIX 9.1 LINUX INSTALL & LIVE DVD picture

KNOPPIX 9.1 LINUX INSTALL & LIVE DVD

$9.99



Acer Aspire One 9 inch Netbook ZG5 512MB RAM 8GB SSD HD Knoppix Linux WiFi VGA picture

Acer Aspire One 9 inch Netbook ZG5 512MB RAM 8GB SSD HD Knoppix Linux WiFi VGA

$79.99



Knoppix Linux Bootable OS v8.6

Knoppix Linux Bootable OS v8.6 "Original Live Operating System" 32G USB Stick

$20.30