Poor Man's Install Not Working in version 7-26 version

**garyng** · 08-07-2003, 05:15 PM

I don't have a place to host it but I can send the modified initrd to anyone who like, well hopefully someone can host it so I don't have to send it again and again. just a few line of changes.

I also got a modified GRUB utility which can be run under win32 so anyone can install in on XP system.

**rf_homer** · 08-07-2003, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by garyng

I don't have a place to host it but I can send the modified initrd to anyone who like, well hopefully someone can host it so I don't have to send it again and again. just a few line of changes.

I also got a modified GRUB utility which can be run under win32 so anyone can install in on XP system.

Go to http://www.skyjammer.com/files/knoppix

Once Garyng sends the files, they will be available there.

**garyng** · 08-09-2003, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by rf_homer

Originally Posted by garyng

I don't have a place to host it but I can send the modified initrd to anyone who like, well hopefully someone can host it so I don't have to send it again and again. just a few line of changes.

I also got a modified GRUB utility which can be run under win32 so anyone can install in on XP system.

Go to http://www.skyjammer.com/files/knoppix

Once Garyng sends the files, they will be available there.

Thanks for hosting the files. Because of personal need(I want to test the new KNOPPIX), I am working on a new "Broken man's HD install" as I now have all the necessary pieces in place. The aim would be:

1. no burning of CD required(even the first time), for those without burner
2. no commercial tools needed to extract the clooped image in the ISO(at the moment I still need a third party tools like MagicISO to get it under XP)
3. no booting into linux(the current poorman's install instruction need to)
4. no boot floppy needed.

If Klaus finally agree to include the newer NTFS driver, it would be possible for a 'download -> install -> reboot' method to introduce KNOPPIX to a XP/W2K machine.

**A. Jorge Garcia** · 08-27-2003, 01:12 PM

OK, I got sick of this machine that came preinstalled with WINXP and NTFS. So, I reinstalled WINXP on VFAT32.

Now, not only can I place the compressed KNOPPIX file on c:\KNOPPIX, but its really easy to make a DOS Boot Disk! Just go to My Computer and click on the floppy. Then if you click on format there's a choice for formatting s boot floppy! All you have to do is add the autoexec.bat file.

Works like a charm!

Regards,