I installed Knoppix 4.0.2 on my IBM Thinkpad T22, 256 MB RAM, 900 MHz PIII processor. The only snag was the video settings. You have to specify 1400x1050 resolution, or else it auto-detects 1024x768 and the graphics will be blocky.
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I installed Knoppix 4.0.2 on my IBM Thinkpad T22, 256 MB RAM, 900 MHz PIII processor. The only snag was the video settings. You have to specify 1400x1050 resolution, or else it auto-detects 1024x768 and the graphics will be blocky.
That's the same with mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by danielsan
I have a Compaq Presario 2825EA: P4-M (1,9Ghz), 512DDR-RAM, 40GB HDD and a graphic-card with ATI Mobitility Radeon 7500.
You must do following to set the resolution: knoppix screen=1400x1050. Then you save your configuration on a partition with fat32 and restart the laptop.
Now you can type in: knoppix myconfig=/mnt/hda6 for example and it should work. :)
I've used Knoppix 3.9, 4.0 & 4.0.2 (CD & DVD Version) and it worked fine ^-^
succesfully worked on Compaq Presario 2500
512 RAM, 40 GB HDD, 2,8Ghz
ATI Technologies Inc Radeon IGP 340M
Running excellent on an hp nx9010
My machine is an HP Pavilion ze4500 w AMD 2400CPU and 1024 Ram After three tries I finally got the 4.2DVD to load to the HD. With the exception of a couple of programs and the dratted winmodem So far it all seemsto work. had one mysterious crash early on but nothing since. Oh, QParted did not work so I did the partitioning w/sfdisk Good tool. :-)
In my hand, I Remain~
Captain Cautious.
LiveCD detects everything ... wireless card ... LAN ... touchpad ...
The only problem I have is that I am unable to change the resolution to a widescreen resolution (1280*800), not even with the cheatcodes ... the max resolution I can use is 1024*768
oh yah ... my display doesnot come back if I close the lid and reopen it ... any advice??
Havent installed to hard disk ...
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P.S. How do I access another CD while booting from the LiveCD??
Either:Quote:
Originally Posted by spacewarp
- Multiple CD/DVD drives (not an option most laptop users have)
or
With enough RAM memory, use the toram cheat code to load the entire CD into memory. (Again not an option everyone has).
or you boot from the ISO cd image file stored in your hdd, cf:Quote:
Originally Posted by spacewarp
http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11796 & http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Win_Partition
Cheers, Gilles
My Compal DL70 works in KNOPPIX 4.0.1 with its Mobility Radeon X600, but I get 1024x768 instead of 1680x1050. That's probably due to the xfree86 Radeon driver not supporting my card. I'm typing this in KANOTIX 2005.4 RC3 Full, where xorg's ati driver supports my resolution.
Knoppix runs just fine straight from the DVD, which is a relief as I have tried 3 other distros and had no joy at all.
Yep, no problem on the Equim M50, Mandriva 2005/2006 also no problems
Quote:
Originally Posted by chadlongstaff
I can add the Compaq M2105US to the list of ones Knoppix runs well on. It booted right up with the cd in about the same time XP takes. Of course it is faster than XP since it is running in a ramdrive. And I have access to the ntfs drive. Great so far. :P
Wireless Broadcom 802.11g was not activated. I got a test load of linuxant drloaderdriver program and that brought the wireless online. All in "live" mode. I expect of course that the wireless linuxant will go away when I reboot without a persistent hard drive installed. I did save configuration to an Ipod as a USB drive.
Now, I also tried the ndiswrapper configuration but it did not recognize the bcmwl5.inf file but the linuxant did. Any ideas why not? I expect I could use that for the wireless without the linuxant if I could get ndiswrapper to recognize the .inf file.
Only current issue besides that is a key bounce issue which I expect is the key select speed that is too sensitive so it is duplicating keys too quickly and easily.
I'm using iAcer Aspire 3002NCLi I have no problem booting to knoppix 4.0.2 The only that's not working is;
1.WIFI is not working
2.Batttery Meter
I try to boot using knopppix 3.72, unsuccessful due to the SIS chipset.
i have a japanese oem nec versapro va90j 900mhz piii laptop that's been pretty cranky with letting anything install.
so far i have only been able to get minimal functionality from knoppix (i can get online and browse), but sound, usb ports, and the integrated nic don't work (among other things). of note, however, is that if i perform a tohd, i am able to burn cd's ... which proved to be a priceless commodity.
i tried slackware 10.2 (which failed to allow the pkgtool to work. midnight commander worked but it's a bit too powerful for an idiot like myself to dink with), debian 3.1 (which won't boot after install), and fedora core 4 (which fails even to initialize the install).
the only distribution i've installed so far which worked was breezy badger ubuntu (5.10). of note however, is that upon installing kubuntu-desktop it broke. too bad gnome's 1024x768 res looks like 800x600.
my laptop doesn't like kde, and i have a huge stack of install cd's to prove it ... lol
ive got a corp Dell Latitude D600 with winxp - and so far knoppix is running fine, network is good, picked up my devices, lovin it......
also ..battery meter works, as well as wifi -
Booted with no codes. Surfed the Net and access my LAN, straight out of the box. Amazing :shock:
I have absolutely no problem running Knoppix on my brand new Gateway laptop. I can also mount/dismount the flash USB drive with no problem.
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GATEWAY CX2608 Convertible Tablet Notebook -
Intel Pentium M Processor 740, 1.73GHz, with Centrino Technology, 512MB RAM, 60GB Hard Drive, 14-inch Widescreen WXGA TFT Display, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, Integrated Wireless, 5 in 1 Card Reader, Windows XP Tablet 2005
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Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Class: Pentium M Processor
Processor Number: 740
Processor Speed: 1.73 GHz
Bus Speed: 533 MHz
Mobile Technology: Centrino
L2 Cache Size: 2 MB
Memory Speed: PC2-4200 (533MHz)
Memory Technology: DDR2-SDRAM
Installed Memory: 512 MB
Maximum Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive Capacity: 60 GB
Drive Controllers: IDE (Ultra ATA/DMA)
Rotational Speed: 5400 RPM
CD-RW Write Speed: 24 X
CD-RW Rewrite Speed: 24 X
CD-RW Read Speed: 24 X
DVD Read Speed: 8 X
Additional Drives: DVD/CD-RW Combo
Sound Support: Digital Audio (16-bit)
Video Chipset Brand: Intel
Video Chipset: Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) 900
Shared Video RAM (Max): 128 MB
Resolution: 1280 x 768
Display Size: 14.0 in
Display Type: Active Matrix LCD (TFT)
Port Connectors: • 3 USB 2.0 Ports
• 1 VGA External Connector
• 1 IEEE 1394 port
• Audio - Microphone In
• Audio - Headphone / Audio Out
• 1 RJ-11 Modem
• 1 RJ-45 Ethernet LAN
• 1 Port Replicator Connector
Card Slots: Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Secure Digital(SD)/MMC
xD-Picture Card
(1) Type II / Type I CardBus
Network Support: Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mbps)
Wireless Protocol: 802.11g
Modem Speed: 56 Kbps
Input Devices: Keyboard
Touchpad
Number of Batteries: 1
Installed Operating System: Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Included Software: Productivuty Software:
• Microsoft® OneNote 2003
• Microsoft® Works 8.0
• Microsoft® Money 2005
• Microsoft® Encarta Online
• Adobe® Acrobat® ReaderTM 7
• Microsoft® Experience Pack for Tablet PC
• Microsoft® Education Pack for Tablet PC
Digital Media Software:
• Microsoft Windows Media Player 10
• Microsoft® Digital Image Starter Edition 2006 (with 60-day Digital Image Standard 2006 Trial)
• CyberLink® PowerDVD
• Nero 6 Suite
• RealNetworks RealPlayer®
• Quicktime
Gateway Internet Security Shield:
• Norton Internet SecurityTM 2005 (90-day complimentary trial)
• McAfee Anti-SpyWare 2005 (30-day complimentary trial)
• Gateway BigFix®: Identifies and resolves problems that affect the system before they occur
Height: 1.4 in
Width: 13.6 in
Depth: 11.1 in
Weight: 6.9 lbs
I have succesfully booted knoppix 4.0 CD-LIVE on my
ACER ASPIRE 1692 WMLI
Centrino 1,73 GHz, 512 Ram, 80 giga HDD.
Just have to type failsafe before booting.
UPDATE:
Thanks Tom :D
in failsafe mode you won't be able to see your HDD nor your Usb devices.
So i tried the following command before boot:
knoppix noapic nopcmcia noagpi noscsi
to limit the number of drivers thus limiting the chances of failing boot,
now, i see my HDD,my Usb, the touchpad doesn't work but i can use a usb mouse :)
I still cannot access the datas on my Hdd called /mnt/hda1.
If anybody has suggestions... ;D
F.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
URRAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
:D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
You don't believe how happy I am !
I spent hours and hours trying UbuntuLive 5.10 with the help of the italian forum but didn't make it to run Xorg so i had to do everything through command line. And that didn't work either.
I've to rescue some datas from my Windoz crash.... :(
F.
Nice work :D
:DQuote:
Originally Posted by -Spaceman-ccherino
Acer Aspire 1693WLMi http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtop...=106477#106477
I've got Knoppix 4.0.x (hd install) running on this super old Gateway 200STM laptop. Everything is good to go. Including wireless (several profiles) and multimedia (especially all my tunes). xmms kills WMP and iTunes.
I also just got the 5.0.1 DVD and it runs live perfectly on said machine.
I just found a dinosaur of a laptop. A Micron ZX and the install of 5.0.1 from DVD is a little rough. The HD is only like 6GB. I may pass an ignore command or something.
I wish everyone could understand the joy I get from using Knoppix. *sighs*
ITRONIX IX260
Knoppix 5.0.1
1G USB drive w/PDI
Knoppix runs fairly stable but I have the following issues.
Maybe one/some of you nice folks can come up with
some ideas on how to get my laptop running a bit
smoother.
1. The PDI works fine but loads very s l o w. Sometimes
it takes up to 8 minutes to boot.
2. I got the wireless to work but it's slow to load web pages and
email. Not sure if it needs some sort of tweak or if there's a
hardware conflict that slowing things down. http://jumi.lut.fi/~junousia/hymiot/...ikeapaatos.gif
3. I'd also like to disable the tap/click option from the touchpad
so only the the buttons are used to select items. This is very
irritating for me but can't figure out how to make the changes.
I figured I'm not doing too bad for a newb but any help would
be greatly appreciated.
Marshall
I have no idea what PDI is, so this may not apply, but a high speed burn is frequently the cause of slow booting problems, see this thread for just one of many examples. That you used the word sometimes reinforces my guess that this is the issue.Quote:
Originally Posted by rasdamaan
I can get Knoppix 5.0.1 LiveDVD to boot on my MacBook Intel Core Duo, specs at the bottom.
I have to use this cheat code to get it to boot:
knoppix acpi=off pnpbios=off noapic noapm -- Otherwise I press Enter to boot Knoppix and it just hangs.
It SEEMS to be working okay, loading basic programs and such, but I haven't tried too much because the keyboard and mouse (built-in or USB compact mouse) are EXTREMELY sluggish. I can use the arrow and Enter keys to navigate the menus fairly well, no problems there, but when I try to move the cursor or type something, they take forever to respond. The mouse seems unresponsive (it waits two or three seconds before responding, then moves in a jerky, slo-mo motion), and pressing a key (especially if it's a capital letter) often makes the letter appear a number of times. Erasing those and typing again, however, works if I'm slow.
This problem is truly frustrating and I can't take the time to work for five minutes just to open a program, so I haven't been able to use Knoppix.
MacBook Specifications
Intel Core Duo 2GH processor
1G 667MH memory (two 512 sticks)
60G hard drive
DVD-R/CDRW Superdrive (plays and records both CDs and DVDs)
Persistent Disk Image. I try to talk Nerd and am called out. :oops:Quote:
Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman
Hi all. I am running 5.0.1 live CD on a dell inspiron 6000. I ahd to use the fb1280x1024 cheat to get it to show up on the wide screen, but now it is working great. I haven't set up the wlan yet, but lan is working fine. here my system specs. Dell inspiron 6000, intel pentuim m 1.6GHZ, 1 GB ram, 40 GB HD, CD/DVD burner, 3GB USB external drive.
I am new to this and have only been tinkering for 2 days, this forum is invaluable in helping out a newbie. Thanks.
Wade
Yay successfully loaded.... The first couple of times I loaded it, it would hang o finding DVD in \hdc\hda or something like that. I use cheatcode "nodma" starts without any problems, my LAN works fine but haven't tested out the wireless yet, I think this is the best ditro to test out to see if you like Linux, I have used RH in the past and it is horrible to setup... Knoppix is great!!!
My system specs"
I have the Knoppix DVD
512MB Ram
AMD Turion 1.8
ATI radeon 200M
For the record. . .I have successfully booted Knoppix 5.0.1 on my Transnote. Once booted everything is fine, EXCEPT none of the transnote pad handwriting recognition will work. . .not surprising since only one person is working on the OTIS suite for transnote!
Please note the booting procedure for this IBM is extremely idiosyncratic:
It will generally only boot from a limited number of external CD-ROMS (It has no internal CD-ROM drive.) I was forced to use an IBM UltraBay using the PCMCIA card option. . .it will not boot from the USB option. The knoppix startup scripts however it will not find/recognize the Ultrabay after the initial boot screen and I do not know the correct switchest to allow it to find the CD image. . .so I also had connected a an IOMEGA USB CD-ROM Burner with ANOTHER copy of the Knoppix CD, which the boot scripts could find. . .very strange.!
To recap, the Transnote will only boot from the either an UltrBay using the PCMCIA card, or alternatively there is a procedure listed on the net to utilize a "PIXSY" boot process over a network. They used Knoppix but I'm not personally familiar with this process.
5.01 working on the Toshiba 2775xDVD with 192 megs of RAM.
use fb1024x768
Linksys WPC11 wireless b card works.
Adaptec USB2 card works.
After some fiddling managed to set-up the auto conf for knoppix on an Acer 5633WLMi .
used boot knoppix acpi=off pnpbios=off noapic noapm
tried it also with fb1280x1024
probably not necessary for the fb but running a nvidia card and does not have Linux drivers to hand. may give it ago later today.
no wlan just yet but eth0 ok and plugged into router ok.
will post wlan effort in wlan section of forum
I have a Compaq V5201US that is Booting Knoppix ver 5.1.1 from a 2Gig SanDisk USB PenDrive and is working fine...so far.
Compaq V5201 Specs are:
Product Name Compaq Presario Laptop - V5201US
US Product Number EZ552UA#ABA
Microprocessor 2.0GHz Mobile AMD Sempronâ„¢ Processor 3300+
Microprocessor Cache 128KB L2 Cache
Memory 512MB 333MHz DDR System Memory (2 Dimm) (I upgraded to 1 Gig DDR)
Memory Max 2048MB
Video Graphics ATI RADEON XPRESS 200M IGP
Video Memory 128MB DDR (shared)
Hard Drive 80GB 4200RPM (I upgraded to a 120 Gig Fujitsu)
Multimedia Drive Super Multi 8X DVD±R/RW with Double Layer Support
Display 15.4� WXGA High-Definition BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 800) Display
Fax/Modem High speed 56k modem
Network Card Integrated 10/100BASE-T Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Connectivity 54gâ„¢ 802.11b/g WLAN with 125HSM / SpeedBooster support
Sound Altec Lansing
Keyboard 101-key compatible
Pointing Device Touch Pad with dedicated vertical and horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad
PC Card Slots 1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)
External Ports 2 Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0
1 headphone-out
1 microphone-in
1 VGA (15-pin)
1 TV-Out (S-video)
1 RJ-11 (modem)
1 RJ -45 (LAN)
1 notebook expansion port 2
1 Consumer IR
Dimensions 10.2"(L) x 14.1"(W) x 1.38"(min H) /1.77"(max H)
Weight 6.4 lbs
Security Kensington® MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts 3rd party security lock devices
Power 65W AC adapter
6-Cell Lithium-Ion
Larry