Knoppix 7.0 Same procedure as every year!

[hotlips69]

I've been following this thread for over a month now, keenly waiting for Knoppix 7 to appear on the mirror sites, having been using 6.7.1 since it was released.

Is it expected to have been released by now, or could there be anything that's delaying it, i.e. known bugs etc..?

[fatmac]

I've been following this thread for over a month now, keenly waiting for Knoppix 7 to appear on the mirror sites, having been using 6.7.1 since it was released.

Is it expected to have been released by now, or could there be anything that's delaying it, i.e. known bugs etc..?

As CeBit was 6-10 March, the release is definately running late.

Others seem to have found a problem with the DVD, so it is likely that this is being investigated, & therefore causing a delay.

I, like you, eagerly await my turn to try it out; having been given to Linux Magazine first has, in my opinion, caused a little bit of unrest to the regulars wanting to get hold of it.

We must, however, remain calm, as this is a work freely given to the community......

[johnmd]

Hi Everyone Re problem with Knoppix 7.0 dvd from Linux Magazine [see also my post about this earlier:

http://knoppix.net/forum/threads/297...-error-message

I now have a solution, for me anyway. From the Linux Magazine I have now received a second replacement dvd, a Luxembourg version this time and in it the sha1sum value for the critical /KNOPPIX/ file is ok on this one and this version installs to hd perfectly with no error mesages. This one is a much more substantial dvd, much more rigid than the English version. Oh, it does of course need extra cheatcodes [for me] to set the language and keyboard to English. Hint about doing this is handy in /KNOPPIX/cheatcodes.txt on the dvd - but also I think it is letters z and y are reversed in position from us keyboard.

Best wishes, John

[utu]

Greetings, johnmd

One of the cheatcodes for an EN version of a Knoppix LiveDVD is 'knoppix testcd',
to be used at the initial boot screen. Have you used that yet? Did it pass?

Thanks.