Where to find info on remastring Knoppix with Gnome?

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I used the script shown above and it did work for me. I am writing this reply from within my Gnome remastered Knoppix 3.8. One thing I would like to mention that I used Kanotix CD to make the compressed file, knoppix CD did not work and don't know why. However, I still have a problem. X does start and shows "Linux In use" picture but Gnome takes several minutes to startup. It shows metacity splash screen and hangs for several minuts but X did start.

By the way, I downloaded Parix and found it full of bugs and unstable. Moreover, its developer made several changes to prevent remastring it. I was not able to start X as user in chrooted environment because creating password for user was not allowed.

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Originally Posted by knopx4me

I used the script shown above and it did work for me.

However, I still have a problem. X does start and shows "Linux In use" picture but Gnome takes several minutes to startup. It shows metacity splash screen and hangs for several minuts but X did start.

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I think that the 45xsession in not my problem. Do you have some scirpts in /etc/rc5.d/@99gdm? What is in /etc/rcS.d?

I made even .xession file in /etc/skel which has only gnome-session. Then I added gdm to the end of knoppix-autoconfig. Now gdm is started but /home/knoppix is an empty directory. I don't know why it is not populated this time. And my solution is not a good one because now 'boot: linux 2' startx gdm automatically - so 'init 5' don't work and I can't start Knoppix only in text-mode.

In Knoppix CD 'init 5' starts /etc/init.d/xsession. What is started if Gnome is used and no xsession file exists after removing KDE?

I have had sometimes (not in every Gnome remastering attempts) same problem in starting metacity - takes much time. Take a look at /home/knoppix/.xsession-errors and you know what's the problem. But how to solve it?

Could someone look how Gnome is started from Knoppix 4 DVD and tell me? I'm waiting for 4.0.2 version before downloading.


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I finally got it working smoothly. I used the 45xsession file that comes with Parsix after repacing parsix with knoppix and making Gnome the default Window Manager. By the way, I copied the content of Parsix 45xsession file into the original 45xsession file to avoid having problems with permissions. However, at the begining of X start, I have to move the mouse for a split of a second (I do not know why) and every thing starts rolling. Now to answer your questions:
- No, I do not have /etc/rc5.d/@99gdm in the remaster folder but after HD installation a /etc/rc5.d/s99gdm was created.
- There are 23 files in /etc/rcS.d. Which one you are interseted to know about?
- I changed the following line in /etc/init.d/gdm from true to false to force starting gdm:
HEED_DEFAULT_DISPLAY_MANAGER=false
PS: Is it possible that I load that file to this site so every body can use?

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Originally Posted by knopx4me

There are 23 files in /etc/rcS.d. Which one you are interseted to know about?

PS: Is it possible that I load that file to this site so every body can use?

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Do you really have 23 files in CD? I'm always using Fabian Franz's menu based scripts and Knoppix.clean removes all but @S00knoppix-autoconfig. I thins that at least @99gdm should be copied back before makin compressed fs. Havn't had time yet to try this.

I would appreciate very much if someone would send me original 45xsession and knoppix-autoconfig files from Knoppix 4 DVD (send me a private message and I can give my e-mail address). At least from DVD Gnome should start fine.


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