Quote Originally Posted by Cuddles
........Again, most "everyone" needs to use some sort of cheatcode, or a combination of cheatcodes, to get the OS up and running. I have only heard a few people report that they didnt have to do anything,......
I booted old 3.1 releases on many computers and they all worked for everything I tried (including sound on all but one). Did not try modems, as all were on DSL or cable connections through routers. Around 3.3. or 3.4 this all changed, and now the cheat codes are needed. This seems unfortunate, as it must discourage many first time users and is somewhat against the concept of a live CD. In fact, I would think you have a better chance of answering all the technical questions about hardware, interupts, IO addresses and the like for a unaided Linux install than guesing the right combination of cheat codes that Knoppix might need when it needs more than one. At least when installing you can look up and figure out what each of the questions/options means and step through it. I must have had a copy of 3.4 for 6 months or more before I was even able to get it to boot in my laptop, and I had been using older versions for about a year.