Linux n00b needs help

**L2Cache** · 11-22-2003, 07:02 AM

You could add knoppix desktop=wmaker noeject (so the cd won't eject) to your boot cheatcodes, then set up windowmaker to launch a full screen mozilla kiosk at startup (as per my Kiosk page). If you can save the configuration, then maybe you can boot into a kiosk.

**L2Cache** · 11-24-2003, 01:07 AM

You can set up the mozilla kiosk in kde and then tweak it and run it from windomaker. With a knoppix persistent home, the setup will stick.
At boot, I use: knoppix desktop=wmaker screen=800x600 home=scan noeject
These cheatcodes can be put in a custon boot floppy or cd. Note that if you use this trick, the word knoppix must be added at the start of the append, as in knoppix desktop=wmaker rather than just desktop=wmaker. Otherwise, it will just boot into kde.
Then, at startup, windomaker auto loads the full screen mozilla kiosk I have set up.
From a terminal in windomaker, you can run saveconfig; but it didn't seem to make any difference, so I don't use it.

**pcrage69** · 11-24-2003, 07:35 PM

I have it now that the PC boots into the OS and launches the browser in kiosk mode (full screen), but what I also need to do is have the CTRL-ALT-DELETE keys disabled in some way. Also if the PC does shut down or reboot, I need the CD to not eject but stay in the drive, so that on a reboot the PC will boot back into the OS and into the browser in kiosk mode.

Thanks for everyone help so far!

**L2Cache** · 11-24-2003, 08:01 PM

Use the knoppix cheatcode: noeject
to prevent the cd from ejecting.
We have no keyboard connected so the user can't get out of the kiosk. Can you do that? I don't know how to disable individual keys.

**pcrage69** · 11-24-2003, 09:15 PM

Yes, this is a Jobs kiosk, so there is a keyboard attached so that users can enter their information. I hate to be dumb again, but where do I put the "noeject" line of code. I really want to thank you for all your help!

**L2Cache** · 11-25-2003, 05:49 AM

A google search yeilded this javascript for disabling the control key and right click. If it works, you won't be able to get out of the kiosk:
http://www.weberdev.com/phorum/read.php?f=7&i=42&t=42

Another thought: you could get a cheap keyboard and mechanically disable the control key somehow.

The knoppix cheat codes are typed in at the knoppix boot prompt as in:
boot: knoppix desktop=wmaker noeject
You can build them into a custom boot floppy or knoppix cd as described on our Knoppix Tricks page: http://www.cclug.org/wiki/Main/KnoppixTricks

You are welcome to the help. Your project got me setting up a knoppix kiosk which I had not tried before; and now I can show it to our club.