Knoppix 4.0 DVD HDD Install issue

**lotech** · 10-03-2005, 08:42 AM

Also same here, first I suspect I've a bad download, or the IDE controller problem, but I don't have such problem with the 3.9, so I think this is a bug. I think there should be a simple partitioning routine like the one on Debian, a newbie has no idea how to partition the HD, there should be a recommended system default to choose from.

**pt-1** · 10-04-2005, 01:20 PM

Boot your PC and wait until you get the Grub Menu

Then Press E on the 1st Entry
Then use arrow down to select the faulty Entry
Then press E again
Use arrow to the left until you get to the faulty entry (### ) and replace it with ramd

Press ESC

Press B to boot and be happy !!

**clewless** · 10-04-2005, 02:04 PM

I got my Knoppix 4.0 DVD a couple of days ago. Liked it enough to contemplate a hard-disk install. (That's when my troubles started). Finally got it to work, only after a few attempts. Here are some notes, in case I need to do it again some day.

My hard disk: 80 G Western Digital, already had Windows on it (1st partition, 5G). So I tried to make it dual boot with Knoppix.

Booted up with Knoppix 4.0 DVD. Started a Konsole screen. Launch the hard-disk install with "sudo knx2hd" command.
The script complained about not finding the 8G space required for HD install. I pushed on with the Partition tool to format a 10 GB partition for Knoppix.

After partitioning was done, proceed with Configuration. Select the default Debian method (instead of Knoppix, which I tried a couple of times without success!).

Next step is Start the Installation, which took about an hour to copy all the files from DVD to hard disk.

I chose to write GRUB loader to the MBR in order to dual boot with Windows.

Finally I was able to boot from the hard disk instead of the DVD, but.. surprise, surprise

... I got Debian instead of Knoppix !

(Well , it's the next best thing , isn't it .)

My next task is to figure out how to get my cable internet to work with Debian. I could surf the Internet with Mozilla Firefox when booting from the Knoppix DVD, but not with Debian booting up from hard disk.

Win some , and lose some.

:P

**krytonX** · 04-06-2006, 03:48 PM

i hope i can give you the solution to this problem.

it took me 5 attempts but it finally worked

when you boot from dvd, instead of just hitting enter at the BOOT: prompt, type "knoppix lang=us"

then do the hd install as you normally would

i have no idea why it causes a problem to install to hd when you select no options at the BOOT: prompt but there you go

i hope this helps, it worked for me

laters

**Jimbo8086** · 05-13-2006, 03:48 AM

Hi,

I just tried my new KNOPPIX 5.0 DVD, and I get the "Kernel Panic" message with any boot option I choose. I'm a newbie with Linux, and I don't know much about editing linux config files. I just wanted to try it as a live DVD, but it didn't work. I tried with boot option, and same thing happened. I also got "ran out of input data -- system halted" for m23 option, and "Invalid or corrupt kernel image" for memtest. I didn't even installed it yet. Could somebody help me with this issue?

**Harry Kuhman** · 05-13-2006, 04:50 AM

Originally Posted by Jimbo8086

I didn't even installed it yet.

You don't install it. It's a Live CD. See answer #2 for more details on this.

Sounds like you either have a bad image or typed in something wrong (more likely the former). testcd is normally the cheat code that is used to test the CD. memtest loads a copy of memtest86 and checks your system memory, but I guess if the disc is really bad then it might not be able to load memtest.

**Jimbo8086** · 05-13-2006, 02:42 PM

Well, I know it is a live version. I just meant that as opposed to the main topic, my issue doesn't concern an HDD install.

My first attempt was to press enter without any option after the "boot: " prompt.
Then, after the restart, I pressed F3 to get the boot options. I tried failsafe, expert, knoppix with and without options.

I suppose the "Invalid or corrupt kernel image" message at memtest says it all. testcd is not a valid entry; I just tried it.[/i]

**malaire** · 05-13-2006, 02:56 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbo8086

testcd is not a valid entry; I just tried it.

You need to use knoppix testcd

**Jimbo8086** · 05-13-2006, 09:52 PM

Unfortunately, that makes no difference ... I get the same message at the end.

**Harry Kuhman** · 05-13-2006, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jimbo8086

Unfortunately, that makes no difference ... I get the same message at the end.

I have never heard of knoppix testcd giving "not a valid entry", but I have to think that either knoppix is typed wrong or the CD is indeed bad. Was knoppix in lower case? (case matters in Linux). testcd should be in lower case too, but AFAIK you would not get any error if it was typed wrong, invalid parameters should just be ignored. If you are using lower case, can confirn that you are typing the proper string, and using a language compatable keyboard, then I don't see how it could not be a bad CD.