Installing Knoppix on an old laptop without a cdrom

**AnD** · 05-30-2003, 02:18 PM

Hello

I have an old Laptop and I want to install Knoppix on it but this laptop has no cdrom so I had to install DOS on it and I copied the Knoppix cdrom on the hard disk from the laptop.

I made a bootdisk and if I want to install Knoppix I get this kernel panic:
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Accessing KNOPPIX CDROM at /dev/hda1...cat: No FIle /KNOPPIX/etc/ld.so.cache

Setting paths...rm: not found
awk: not found
awk: not found

Total memory found: kB
expr: not found
expr: not found
mkdir: not found

Creating directories and symlinks on ramdisk...mkdir: not found
chown: not found
/linuxrc: cannot create /var/run/utmp: directory nonexistent
FAT: bogus logical sector size 12861
FAT: bogus logical sector size 12861
Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:01
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So how can I solve this problem so that I can install knoppix on my laptop ?

greetigs

**garyng** · 05-30-2003, 04:05 PM

For whatever reason, the boot disk failed to mount the big image. Did you put it like C:\KNOPPIX\KNOPPIX ?

**AnD** · 05-30-2003, 05:28 PM

yes, C:\KNOPPIX\KNOPPIX\

**Stephen** · 05-30-2003, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by AnD

yes, C:\KNOPPIX\KNOPPIX\

Is this c:\knoppix_directory\knoppix_file or is the last KNOPPIX\ a directory if so then move the file to the first \KNOPPIX directory.

**AnD** · 05-30-2003, 07:25 PM

if I open the first directory c:\KNOPPIX\ I see then 5 directories (DEMOS,KNOPPIX,LINUXTAG,MAKINGOF,TALKS) and 4 files (autorun.bat,autorun.inf,cdrom.ico,index1.htm)

and if I open c:\KNOPPIX\KNOPPIX\ I can see 27 files with a boot.img file in it.

**Stephen** · 05-30-2003, 08:24 PM

You want the big Knoppix file (~692mb) in the c:\Knoppix\ directory.

**AnD** · 05-31-2003, 08:53 AM

OK, it works but how can I install it now on my hard disk ?

**AnD** · 06-01-2003, 01:26 PM

Why does Knoppix need 2 gigabyte or more, I have a hard dsik that's 1.4 giga so it will not work

**Stephen** · 06-01-2003, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by AnD

Why does Knoppix need 2 gigabyte or more, I have a hard dsik that's 1.4 giga so it will not work

It needs that much space to install the files, when everything on the cd is uncompressed it is > 2GB. You could try KnoppixKDE though and change the FSMIN value in the knx-hdinstall script and use the modified script to install. IIRC when installed KnoppixKDE uses about 1.2 or 1.3GB so you should be able to install and have a /swap partition.