KnoppixKDE

**WankelWannabe** · 02-08-2003, 07:46 PM

Is it possible to do a hd install with this version? I tried it out from the CD and everything runs beautifully, but when I run the knx-hdinstall it only runs in German (I think).

Thanks.

**eadz** · 02-08-2003, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by WankelWannabe

Is it possible to do a hd install with this version? I tried it out from the CD and everything runs beautifully, but when I run the knx-hdinstall it only runs in German (I think).

Thanks.

Download the latest version of knx-hdinstall.

**probono** · 02-08-2003, 10:16 PM

Phantastic work! This is the best Knoppix so far! I just have the following questions:

* After copying the contents of the KNOPPIX folder to HD, I can boot the compressed ISO from my LILO installation without problems using the kernel and initrd from your CD. However, the splash is gone! How can I get the splash back when I use LILO?

* I would like to change the splash picture, am I right in trying to loop-mount initrd and just exchange the jpg? What do I have to do then?

* I tried to mount initrd, running from your remaster using "mount /path/to/extracted/initrd /mnt/test -o loop,rw" but this only gives me an error. Could you please check whether loop-mounting is broken in your remaster?

Please keep the great work! This is really phantastic!

**eadz** · 02-08-2003, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by probono

Phantastic work! This is the best Knoppix so far!

Thanks a lot! I do try..

I just have the following questions:

* After copying the contents of the KNOPPIX folder to HD, I can boot the compressed ISO from my LILO installation without problems using the kernel and initrd from your CD. However, the splash is gone! How can I get the splash back when I use LILO?

You will have to set vga=0x314 in your lilo.conf

* I would like to change the splash picture, am I right in trying to loop-mount initrd and just exchange the jpg? What do I have to do then?

Yep thats it

The only other thing is you may need to change the coordinates in the matching .cfg file, if you change the size/shape/position of the box.

* I tried to mount initrd, running from your remaster using "mount /path/to/extracted/initrd /mnt/test -o loop,rw" but this only gives me an error. Could you please check whether loop-mounting is broken in your remaster?

hmm let me see.. yeah I get "LOOP_SET_FD: Invalid argument" ... a quick search on google for that error : http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/lin...02.1/1992.html

to the answer is to move the miniroot out of the ramdisk onto a proper filesystem. (e.g. floppy, ext2 - not /tmp or /home/knoppix

Please keep the great work! This is really phantastic!

Great, I will. Thanks for pointing these things out. I'm currently trying out my first knx-hdinstall with my remaster so I'll see how that goes too.

**eadz** · 02-08-2003, 11:17 PM

Originally Posted by eadz

I'm currently trying out my first knx-hdinstall with my remaster so I'll see how that goes too.

Wow that was freaking easy.

So yeah, download the latest knx-hdinstall (0.3

and the install works great.

funny, I'm just posting on knoppix.net about how I just installed my knoppix remaster on the box that will be the new knoppix.net server

heh

**audioaficionado** · 02-09-2003, 04:10 AM

Originally Posted by eadz

Originally Posted by monkymind

Originally Posted by audioaficionado

My machine won't boot from a CD. Its bios simply won't support that option. It's either the floppy or the HD.

Have you tried booting the CD with Smart Boot Manager

http://btmgr.sourceforge.net/
Someone on this board mentioned it a while back and I now use it extensively for booting CDs on old PCs.

BTW you can use it on a floppy or install it on the HD

Yes! use this! my laptop wont boot from cd so I use this and it works great.

There were a few choices there at the site. Which file would you recommend to get on a floppy to boot to the CD boot files? How would I configure it on a floppy to make it go to the CD boot files on your compilation?

I'm obviously a nix newb and I haven't even learned the Linux boot basics yet.

**audioaficionado** · 02-09-2003, 05:30 PM

Moved errant top post down.

**probono** · 02-09-2003, 06:56 PM

Kopete crashes when I try to connect AIM, and gaim seems to be removed. Any way to use AIM?

**eadz** · 02-09-2003, 08:20 PM

Originally Posted by audioaficionado

There were a few choices there at the site. Which file would you recommend to get on a floppy to boot to the CD boot files? How would I configure it on a floppy to make it go to the CD boot files on your compilation?

download the latest sbminst, and when running it ( it's a binary so you run it like
./smbinst as root)
and look for the "where to install it" option, install it to floppy (/dev/fd0)