Quote Originally Posted by mpeden
I decided to try ANOTHER HD install and it is booting and the internet is working. Don't know what I might have done differently. Connection is DHCP. Let me know if you disagree but no real reason for DHCP over static other than not having to know mask, dns address etc. I have multiple XP boxes and want to gradually move to Linux if I find I can live without my XP apps. You mentioned Kanotix which I looked at while install taking place. Some posts make issue with Knoppix being made for CD install and as though another would be better HD install. Debian (I realize Debian is pretty much Knoppix install), Kanotix any better than Knoppix? I really appreciate your input and will file them away as I have more machines to move to the ix world. I did 2 1/2 years of Unix admin about 20 years ago but remember very little other that I enjoyed it. No GUI then.
Thanks again,
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If you want a nice distro to try as a nice 'Live-CD-with-easy-HD-install' try MEPIS. Its commercial but you can try for free and register if you like. I have always had kernel panic trying to boot Kanotix, whereas all other live CDs have worked perfectly!

While Knoppix was my first foray into Linux; my first HD install is MEPIS because I too heard about issues to do with HD install and I wanted something simple as a novice. MEPIS is excellent with a similarly helpful community. It is really easy to install. I did it

It has great hardware detection, and similar wireless support as Knoppix. If you can get it to work under Knoppix I guess you can get it to work under MEPIS. I did with my Belkin cards under ndiswrapper.

You can download the iso from here: http://iso.linuxquestions.org/version.php?version=92

Its home site is:
http://www.simplymepis.org/
You can also download from here at a price or get the CD sent to you.
It has a useful community fora too.

Another excellent community site is:
http://mepislovers.com/

I can certainly recommend MEPIS. I doubt it will ever come off my hard-drive, notwithstanding I will eventually try other distros. I have even forked out cash to support it ...

Regards,

Grant D. Vallance