v3.4 dma cheatcode seems to be the new default

[rja]

I finally got KNOPPIX_V3.4-2004-05-04-EN to boot on my old laptop with 2.4 kernel.

It appears that the "dma" cheatcode is now the default.
The CD-ROM kept giving timeouts, so I had to use "nodma" for it to boot
(along with the usual cheatcodes for this laptop).
If this is the new default, the knoppix-cheatcodes.txt should be updated.

I noticed that the F3 option at the boot prompt mentions the "nodma" cheatcode,
while the F2 screen doesn't.

boot: knoppix nodma acpi=off noapic ide2=noprobe vga=789 screen=800x600

Compaq Armada SB
AR SB 5233/32/4.0/DMT
upgraded to 96MB
Logitech TrackMan Wheel on USB
3COM 3CXFE575BT cardbus

Also, what does the text on the X-Windows background say in english?

Anyway, THANK YOU for all your good work!

[coyote]

It appears that the "dma" cheatcode is now the default.
The CD-ROM kept giving timeouts, so I had to use "nodma" for it to boot

thanks for the info. I had the same problem with a 3 year old Dell optiplex with all harddrives on a Promise IDE controller, and nodma solved that problem.

Also, what does the text on the X-Windows background say in english?

My german is a bit rusty, but:

LinuxTag (= Linux Day)
Europe's largest Linux and Free Software exhibit and conference
23-26 June 2004 - at the Kongresscenter Karlsruhe
Now free pre-registration at www.linuxtag.org
or free entrance tickets printable from the Knoppix Desktop

If you click the LinuxTag icon on the desktop you will get the files, one (Eintrittskarte) is the entrance ticket -- I'd go thru the rest, but my system just froze up!!