Booting Problem

[UnderScore]

I am pretty much a NOOB when it comes to KNOPPIX. I have use linux before but that was years ago. I want to make a boot floppy but I can't seem to find any CURRENT information on how to make it. I have went to D:\knoppix and looked for boot.img. I tried mkbootfloppy.sh and it says it can't find /dev/cdrom even though I am booted in to KNOPPIX.

I have fiddled with this for about 3 hours now and searched until my fingers are about to fall off.

I want the boot floppy because the machine I am trying to put it on doesn't boot from CD's or at least when I put the Knoppix CD in the drive is just restarts the machine. The CD works fine on this machine.

Any help would great.

Your boot floppy problem is way different from the actually discussion in thris thread. Make your own post your boot floppy problem. Please do not put your support requests at the end of somone else's. If you make your own post I will provide support. See also http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16574

[rwcitek]

hwsetup -p -a -s

Last command that is run before the system hangs.

OK. Now try boot: failsafe nohwsetup 1
This will boot Knoppix without running the hwsetup program. You should get to a bash root shell. Do you?

Actually, a better idea would be to use the "-b" cheatcode instead, i.e. boot: failsafe nohwsetup -b, and again add "set -x" to the /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig. Also, add the line "init 1" just before the "exit 0" line. For example:

root@tty1[/]# tail -5 /etc/init.d/knoppix-autoconfig
# Re-enable signals
trap 2 3 11

init 1
exit 0

So, do you get a root shell? If not, what's the last command before the system hangs?

If you do, then you can run hwsetup manually. First, run "hwsetup -h" to see the list of options. Then run "strace hwsetup -p -a -s " Does the computer halt? If so, what are the last few lines before the system hangs? What's the last "open(...)" line before the system hangs?

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org/

[harm0nyb3ar]

I have problems booting my knoppix. When I boot up it boots fine until it gets to the GUI. The GUI turns to be funny lines and then I cant see anything. I belive that would be my video card, which is Nvidia GEforce 2. Is there a way I could fix it if anyone knows. Plus I have no clue how to boot console mode only, which would eliminate trying to deal with the video card problem, since that is when my problems begin??

[rwcitek]

Plus I have no clue how to boot console mode only, which would eliminate trying to deal with the video card problem, since that is when my problems begin??

At the boot prompt, boot: knoppix 2 will get you into console mode. Also, if you are in graphics mode, typing Ctrl+Alt+F1 will get you into the first virtual console, F2 will get you into the second, and so on. For more info, see the cheatcodes: http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Cheat_Codes

BTW, you probably would want to put this as a new post and not tack it onto this existing thread.

Regards,
- Robert
http://www.cwelug.org/