Knoppix HD Install Quick Start

[beforewisdom]

I've had to reinstall Knoppix a few times to get it to work.

I made some notes on everything I need to do to fully "enable" knoppix on my hard drive.

Other people's steps will vary, but I thought others might this useful so I am posting it here:

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Knoppix Quick Start
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For more information:
http://www.knoppix.net


To get Knoppix and other distros on cd for the cost of a cd & shipping:
http://www.edmunds-enterprises.com/linux/index.php


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Running Knoppix from the cdrom ( does not alter hard drive )
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1. Put Knoppix cd in your cdrom
2. Change your bios to boot from the cdrom if it does not
3. Reboot your PC

* - press F2 at the boot prompt for options
- boot into another gui environment
- use another language
- change some hardware settings


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Install Knoppix to your hard drive ( it then becomes Debian )
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1. Be careful, Knoppix doesn't always place nice with other systems on the
same drive.

2. Run Knoppix on the cdrom

3. Call up a command prompt

4. Activate the install script:
$ sudo /usr/local/bin/knx-hdinstall

5. Follow the script

6. When done reboot the machine, go into the KDE desktop

7. Follow the wizard to pick the appropriate language and localization defaults

8. Find the little flag in the task tray on the bottom right corner.
Change it to your country. Click on the flag to bring up a context menu
to change this flag to your country permanently.

9. Bring up a root prompt. Open your /etc/fstab file. Remove all of the
"noauto" strings. Look at the mount points in this file and change
the icons on the KDE desktop( right click | properties ) to point to these
mount points. Doing these things will let you click on these icons to
automatically access your cdrom, floppy etc.


10. Fix the "internet access bug". As root open
/etc/network/interfaces

In this file, at the bottom add the following text:


auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dynamic dhcp



11. Configure a dial up connection.


In KDE : "Start" | Internet | KPPP ( fill in the dialog box values )


For dialing in from a shell or other X window desktops:
1. as root, open /etc/resolv.conf

2. add the following text:

Search yourISPDomain.com
nameserver 204.122.16.8
nameserver 204.122.16.9


( use your ISPs dns values )

3. as root, with an active modem run:
/usr/bin/wvdialconf

4. as root open and edit
/etc/wvdial.conf

substitute in your dial-up number, login, password

to run wvdial, just type "wvdial"( without quotes ) at a command
prompt.


12. Stop Mozilla 1.3 bug ( locks up with a live dial up connection ):

1. boot up mozilla without an active internet connection.
2. open Edit | Preferences | Advanced | Key Board Navigation
( path might be slightly different, get to Key Board Navigation )

3. shut off the option to
"find automatically when typing within a web page"


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[beforewisdom]

13. Reset the sites apt-get probes for software installs/updates
Go to & read:
http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/ap.../index.en.html


Good Luck

Steve