I need the Knoppix root password to access my PCMCIA slot

**CaptainN** · 04-07-2003, 08:19 PM

When I try to use my PCMCIA slot with my Linksys Wireless PC Card it asks for the root password. Does anyone have the password? If not is there a work-around for this??

CaptainN

**adamm** · 04-07-2003, 08:37 PM

Hit the "K" , go to the KNOPPIX menu, and click on root console and you will now have root access
root by default has NO password, so either use the root console under the KNOPPIX menu, or use a virtual terminal (ctrl+alt+f2)
(ctrl+alt+f5 to get back to kde)

**rickenbacherus** · 04-07-2003, 08:43 PM

Or you could read the FAQ
http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/FaqUsing

**adamm** · 04-07-2003, 08:46 PM

That was a pretty basic question for knoppix that has been answered about 1000 times
good point rickenbacherus

**CaptainN** · 04-07-2003, 08:47 PM

Ok. Now how do I get it to see the card?? Sorry if I'm acting like an idiot, but this is the first time I've used any form of linux / unix in my life.

CaptainN

**adamm** · 04-07-2003, 08:51 PM

I'm not sure i'm following you, when i used my dads linksys pcmcia wireless card I had to do nothing. It automatically detected it and used dhcp to get an ip address and i was online at bootup.
What are you trying to run that needs root access.

**CaptainN** · 04-07-2003, 08:57 PM

I just simply want to get on the internet with it. I have the card in the slot when I boot into Knoppix. Then when I go to click on Mozilla and type ina url it says the url I typed in can't be found.

CaptainN

**rickenbacherus** · 04-07-2003, 09:00 PM

You could always try
netcardconfig
from a terminal.

**adamm** · 04-07-2003, 09:01 PM

Do you have a dhcp server setup that will give you an ip address. At my dads house, he has a small home router connected to his cable modem that will use dhcp and assign the card an ip address and such. You can have the card configured correctly hardware-wise, but if you don't have an IP address and a gateway setup, you wont get online. This is more networking issues than a knoppix problem.

**CaptainN** · 04-07-2003, 09:13 PM

Yes my router is set to give automatic ip addresses. Is there something that I'm doig wrong. I also tried netcardconfig several times and each time it failed.

CaptainN