Quote Originally Posted by Charlie Foxtrot View Post
Thanks, but this old Dell 8200 isn't going to boot off a thumb drive.
That certainly qualifies as one of the special cases.

Here's the first workaround.

- install to USB
- reboot with both the CD and the USB 'plugged' in
- when the first (the vitruvian) penguin appears with the boot: prompt at the bottom enter ...

Code:
knoppix fromhd=/dev/sdb1
and the Knoppix image on the USB should be boot (instead of the image on the CD) and you should be asked if you want to create a persistent store.

If this works you will have to repeat the process each time you boot, which seems a bit naff I know, but avoiding having to type in the cheatcode is a little more involved.

If this doesn't work you may need to use a different letter than b with the cheatcode. I'm assuming you've only one harddrive that will be /dev/sda and only one thumb drive that will be /dev/sdb (the CD will /dev/sr0 I expect).


Hope this helps.