Results 1 to 2 of 2

Thread: knx-hdinstall + low RAM

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Nov 2002
    Location
    Long Island, NY, USA
    Posts
    1,256

    knx-hdinstall + low RAM

    I installed the CD onto the hdd of an old PC with a PII233 and only 32 MB RAM (hda3). I added a 200MB linux swap partition to this (hda2). It boots up thru to KDE and everything works. But its a SNAIL! Yes, hda1 is still running windoze - so sue me!

    So I was playing around with /etc/inittab and set the run level to 2 instead of 5. Is this the same as running the CD with KNOPPIX 2 on the boot: line?

    Well, I thought so. Anyway, it boots with a console screen, no X or KDE and only lets me login as root. Now that's fine for me, but when I release this install into the wild (to my students), I'd rather they login as a normal user that I create as root. I can't login as anything else. How do I fix this?

    The only other option is to live with a slow KDE machine or have them login with TWM as the window manager. This gives all the GUI functionality but isn't quite so slow. They usually only need Konsole, KATE and Konqueror which all work in TWM.

    Thanx,

  2. #2
    Senior Member registered user
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Podunk, Idaho, USA
    Posts
    470
    Hello, IIRC, on my Knoppix hd install /etc/rc2.d had one entry, so you are basically running in a runlevel similar to runlevel 1 on a normal linux machine. Compare the /etc/rc5.d directory to the /etc/rc2.d and /etc/rc1.d directories on your system.

    You'll either have to add the necessary links to rc2.d to run in a 'normal' runlevel 2 which I think would be everything except your graphical login manager, or maybe better run in runlevel 5 but go into rc5.d and chmod kdm (gdm, or xdm) to non executable. Then you will start without the kdm (or gdm, or xdm) graphical login, login to a console and then use startx to start X. Make a ~/.xinitrc file that exec's the window manager you wish to use.

    You should save some overhead by not running the graphical login manager. I'm going to put together a similar system myself soon.

    HTH

    rock

Similar Threads

  1. knx-hdinstall
    By ivansv in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 01-12-2004, 02:41 PM
  2. Knx-hdinstall
    By Abehome in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-20-2003, 04:20 AM
  3. 2.1gb enough for hdinstall?
    By thadk in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-13-2003, 04:25 AM
  4. New knx-hdinstall
    By Incubii in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 08-06-2003, 05:50 AM
  5. knx-hdinstall
    By Ambrose in forum Hdd Install / Debian / Apt
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 06-21-2003, 01:34 PM

Posting Permissions

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


Vintage Atari 1040STf Computer with Mouse and Box, Minimal Testing, Pls Read  picture

Vintage Atari 1040STf Computer with Mouse and Box, Minimal Testing, Pls Read

$149.99



Atari 410 Program Cassette Recorder Clean Tested picture

Atari 410 Program Cassette Recorder Clean Tested

$50.00



Atari Power Cube 800XL, 600XL, 65XE, 130XE  USB-C Power Supply PSU picture

Atari Power Cube 800XL, 600XL, 65XE, 130XE USB-C Power Supply PSU

$11.25



Atari 800 130XE 65XE Color S-Video, Composite Video and 2 Channel Audio Cable picture

Atari 800 130XE 65XE Color S-Video, Composite Video and 2 Channel Audio Cable

$29.78



A8picoCart Atari 130 / 65 XE 800 / 1200 XL XEGS multicart UnoCart clone game picture

A8picoCart Atari 130 / 65 XE 800 / 1200 XL XEGS multicart UnoCart clone game

$32.95



Atari 400/800/XL/XE Computer SIO2PC - PC/Mac Disk Drive Emulator Adapter/Device picture

Atari 400/800/XL/XE Computer SIO2PC - PC/Mac Disk Drive Emulator Adapter/Device

$15.25



Atari Mega STE or TT Keyboard. Used.  Untested. picture

Atari Mega STE or TT Keyboard. Used. Untested.

$300.00



Vintage Texas Instruments Program Recorder- $$$$ - C64, ATARI, ETC. picture

Vintage Texas Instruments Program Recorder- $$$$ - C64, ATARI, ETC.

$44.44



ATARI Home Computers HOME FILING MANAGER Software  **SEALED NEW** 1982 picture

ATARI Home Computers HOME FILING MANAGER Software **SEALED NEW** 1982

$25.00



TEAM TAP Atari Jaguar Multi Player Adapter NEW In Box picture

TEAM TAP Atari Jaguar Multi Player Adapter NEW In Box

$25.46