Knoppix 5.1.1 Post Installation Woes !

[AJones]

Hi Folks:


I have some problems after installation on my Toshiba P25-S507 Laptop. The first reboot after install was really fast. I was unable to open my Windows Partitions. I get this error, also in the e-mail I get

alanj not in sudoers
alanj USER=ROOT /bin/chown /dev/hda1

but this is the error I get when I click WinXP HDs /hda1, hda5, There is no /hda3(Linux ReiserFS)

The error is

Could not mount device The reported error was:

Error opening partition device: Permission Denied

Failed to Startup Volume: Permission Denied

Failed to mount '/dev/hda5' Permission Denied.

This is the case with USB device

Feature available only with HAL

Could not mount device
The reported error was : mount wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock, missing code page or other error.
In some cases useful info is found in syslog.

The second and Third reboots have become very slow. Getting to GRUB screen takes a lot of time unlike KNOPPIX 4.0.DVD

Upon logging in I get this error when I choose WinXP

Could not mount device
The report error was:
fusermount: option blkdev is privileged Failed to create FUSE mount point" No such file or directory
Retry to create FUSE mount point ...
fusermount: option blkdev is privileged
Failed to create FUSE mount point: No such file or directory

Unmounting /dev/hda5 0


My /etc/fstab is as this,

# /etc/fstab: filesystem table.
#
# filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass
/dev/hda3 / reiserfs defaults 0 1

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs devmode=0666 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm tmpfs defaults 0 0
/dev/cdrom /media/cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,users,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdrom1 /media/cdrom1 iso9660 defaults,ro,users,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/dvd /media/dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,users,noexec,noauto 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda1 /media/hda1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppi x 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda4 none swap defaults 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda5 /media/hda5 ntfs noauto,users,exec,umask=000,uid=knoppix,gid=knoppi x 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hdc /media/hdc auto ro,noauto,users,exec 0 0


Everything worked fine as a LiveDVD.

Please help me with these problems, HDD, & USB

Many Thanks,
AJ

[oli888]

Hi.

This was a bug in the installer, and the solution has been found. Open Konqueror, and go to /home/<yourusername>/.kde/share/config/kdesurc. If you do not see the folder .kde, change the option in konqueror to show hidden files and folders. Once you have opened the text file, change:

super-user-command=sudo

to

super-user-command=su

I got the information from the following thread:

http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=111097

This should solve your problem.

Good luck,

Oli888[/url]

[AJones]

Oli888:

Thanks, Your suggestion solves on issue that of opening apps with su/root password like synaptic, kuser.
But clicking on HD icons created on my desktop still lists permission denied and a message stating "This feature is avialable only with
HAL"

I can mount partitions as a root with "mount -t ntfs /dev/hda1 /media/hda1" Then clicking the HD icon on desktop lists hd1 contents in Konqueror. How do we make this automatic not logging in as root. Something wrong with autofs is what I think.

Another questions whats the difference between 4.0GB Knoppix DVD and 6.2GB Knoppix 5.1.1 DVDs

Thanks,

I am confident this will also get solved
AJ

[Harry Kuhman]

Another questions whats the difference between 4.0GB Knoppix DVD and 6.2GB Knoppix 5.1.1 DVDs

That's an easy one. The official 4 gig version exists (4.02 gig). A 6.2 gig official version does not.

This based on checking the official tracker today, Feb. 24 2007.

Considering the absurd price of DL media, I'm not expecting to see any official version that will not fit on a single layer media any time in the near future, although I expect some fool will make such a remaster.

[JohnnyH]

AJones wrote:

But clicking on HD icons created on my desktop still lists permission denied and a message stating "This feature is avialable only with HAL"

Looks as if this might be applicable to this question : http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=26759

[JohnnyH]

Oops, hit the submit button twice ; the post above is it.

[AJones]

Hi JohnnyH:

Your solution has solved the USB & CD-ROM problem, HDs do not load, I get Permission denied as mentioned by you knoppix-hd-autoconfig has mount 'hd' = "root" or so. I actually like HD only being mounted by root . It is a blessing. Many Thanks.
Is root mount the reason GRUB takes too long to appear or mount?

The Linux HSF driver on my USb based HSF modem does not recognize the HSF modem although KInfoCenter lists it, I wonder why?

Thanks,
Alan

[JohnnyH]

Is root mount the reason GRUB takes too long to appear or mount?

It shouldn't be; it's difficult to see what's going on here - some corruption maybe ?
BTW I see that you're dual-booting with Windows; did you install choosing the boot-loader to MBR, or to the root partition if using a third-party boot manager?
You might post your /boot/grub/menu.lst file contents (just the lines after 93 ! previous to that should be all comments).
Otherwise I'm tempted to suggest a re-installation from the original Live Knoppix CD/DVD, with testcd boot option to check for media errors.

The Linux HSF driver on my USb based HSF modem does not recognize the HSF modem although KInfoCenter lists it, I wonder why?

I've no experience of USB-based modems - you might have a look at answer #9 in
http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/User:Harry_Kuhman

[AJones]

GRUB is installed in the MBR, If I use a LiveCD then restart, the installed GRUb comes up really quick. Fisrt reboot upon Knoppix installation was real fast, ever since it has been slow. After every LiveCD session GRUb loads quick. It is a kind of weird.

This is what in the menu.lst file

# menu.lst - See: grub(, info grub, update-grub(
# grub-install(, grub-floppy(,
# grub-md5-crypt, /usr/share/doc/grub
# and /usr/share/doc/grub-doc/.

## default num
# Set the default entry to the entry number NUM. Numbering starts from 0, and
# the entry number 0 is the default if the command is not used.
#
# You can specify 'saved' instead of a number. In this case, the default entry
# is the entry saved with the command 'savedefault'.
default 0

## timeout sec
# Set a timeout, in SEC seconds, before automatically booting the default entry
# (normally the first entry defined).
timeout 5

# Pretty colours
color cyan/blue white/blue

## password ['--md5'] passwd
# If used in the first section of a menu file, disable all interactive editing
# control (menu entry editor and command-line) and entries protected by the
# command 'lock'
# e.g. password topsecret
# password --md5 $1$gLhU0/$aW78kHK1QfV3P2b2znUoe/
# password topsecret

#
# examples
#
# title Windows 95/98/NT/2000
# root (hd0,0)
# makeactive
# chainloader +1
#
# title Linux
# root (hd0,1)
# kernel /vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2 ro
#

#
# Put static boot stanzas before and/or after AUTOMAGIC KERNEL LIST

### BEGIN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
## lines between the AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST markers will be modified
## by the debian update-grub script except for the default options below

## DO NOT UNCOMMENT THEM, Just edit them to your needs

## ## Start Default Options ##
## default kernel options
## default kernel options for automagic boot options
## If you want special options for specifiv kernels use kopt_x_y_z
## where x.y.z is kernel version. Minor versions can be omitted.
## e.g. kopt=root=/dev/hda1 ro
# kopt=root=/dev/hda3 rw ramdisk_size=100000 lang=us apm=power-off nomce vga=791

## default grub root device
## e.g. groot=(hd0,0)
# groot=(hd0,2)

## should update-grub create alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. alternative=true
## alternative=false
# alternative=false

## should update-grub lock alternative automagic boot options
## e.g. lockalternative=true
## lockalternative=false
# lockalternative=false

## altoption boot targets option
## multiple altoptions lines are allowed
## e.g. altoptions=(extra menu suffix) extra boot options
## altoptions=(recovery mode) single
# altoptions=(recovery mode) single

## controls how many kernels should be put into the menu.lst
## only counts the first occurence of a kernel, not the
## alternative kernel options
## e.g. howmany=all
## howmany=7
# howmany=all

## should update-grub create memtest86 boot option
## e.g. memtest86=true
## memtest86=false
# memtest86=true

## ## End Default Options ##

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.19 Default
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda3 rw ramdisk_size=100000 lang=us apm=power-off nomce vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.19
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.19 root=/dev/hda3 rw ramdisk_size=100000 lang=us apm=power-off nomce vga=791
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.19
savedefault
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/memtest86.bin
boot

title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel memtest86+
root (hd0,2)
kernel /boot/memtest86+.bin
boot

### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
title Windows 2K/XP/2003 (hda1)
chainloader (hd0,0)+1


I am about to get a boradband connection soon, things should be easy from then on.

Thanks
AJ