Quote Originally Posted by Harry Kuhman
Quote Originally Posted by jbreazeale
I have Knoppix 5.0.1 install on my hard-drive. .......
Can anyone give me a solution or better workaround for this problem?
Well, sure, install something actually intended for use on the hard disk, and something that has good Wireless support too.
It just so happens this version understands the quirkiness of my sound card and works with my wireless card, at least from the live-CD. I only have 2GB of hard-drive, so I really need a small footprint. I had Slax 5.0.6 on the HD and stopped using it due to hangs. I had an earlier version of Knoppix on my HD and made one too many updates and hosed the system. This time around with Knoppix my plan is to just install the live-CD and leave it.

The kernel is likely the issue in this case. Did you read the posting referenced by the URL? What distribution would you recommand that is intended for use on a HD that won't be a lot of trouble making it fit into a 2GB partition?