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2005-01-10T08:45:11Z

Nlany: /* Pages in progress: */

= New Wiki! =

* PHPWiki has a nasty security hole.
* Had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone
* To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and pasting ) as the syntax is different
* So the oppunity is taken to upgrade to MediaWiki, the software that powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably going to be more stable and supported becasue of this. Also supports better spam prevention due to logins.
* Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so a chance to clean it up
* I've paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better email me! )
* The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted ( but will need fixing ) is at [http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/ www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/]
* The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]]
* The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]]
* The syntax of mediawiki is different to phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
* Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages.
* Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>

We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done.

== Pages in progress: ==

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:09, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Screen Shots]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 14:26, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[USB Based FAQ]]
--[[User:Nlany|Nlany]] 08:35, 10 Jan 2005 (GMT)

== Pages todo ==
see http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/

== Pages finished ==

[[Basic Poor Mans]] --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:59, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 04 Jan 2004 (GMT)

[[Cheat Codes]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Cheat Codes Deutsch ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 16:37, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Customizing FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Deutsch Knoppix FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Downloading FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[FTP FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:24, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[General FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:31, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Hardware FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:28, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Hd Based HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 21:30, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:34, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:54, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Headless Knoppix]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:44, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 15:14, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install Over Net HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:38, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Installation Ueber Netz]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:57, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Kernel]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:24, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Customisations]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:44, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Hard Disk Scripts]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:34, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Installer]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:18, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Versions]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Lilo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 12:48, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lin Neighborhood]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:42, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lissetup.sh]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:46, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Mailing List]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 8:50, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Network FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]]

[[Partition Managers]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:30, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Pivot Root Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:22, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Poor Mans Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:04, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[PXE FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:10, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:06, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Rescue FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:36, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Root]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:25, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Smb Client HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 18:57, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Using FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Win Partition]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:10, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

Main Page

2005-01-10T08:44:49Z

Nlany:

= New Wiki! =

* PHPWiki has a nasty security hole.
* Had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone
* To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and pasting ) as the syntax is different
* So the oppunity is taken to upgrade to MediaWiki, the software that powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably going to be more stable and supported becasue of this. Also supports better spam prevention due to logins.
* Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so a chance to clean it up
* I've paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better email me! )
* The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted ( but will need fixing ) is at [http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/ www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/]
* The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]]
* The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]]
* The syntax of mediawiki is different to phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
* Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages.
* Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>

We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done.

== Pages in progress: ==

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:09, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Screen Shots]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 14:26, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

== Pages todo ==
see http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/

== Pages finished ==

[[Basic Poor Mans]] --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:59, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 04 Jan 2004 (GMT)

[[Cheat Codes]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Cheat Codes Deutsch ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 16:37, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Customizing FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Deutsch Knoppix FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Downloading FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[FTP FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:24, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[General FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:31, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Hardware FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:28, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Hd Based HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 21:30, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:34, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:54, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Headless Knoppix]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:44, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 15:14, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install Over Net HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:38, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Installation Ueber Netz]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:57, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Kernel]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:24, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Customisations]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:44, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Hard Disk Scripts]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:34, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Installer]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:18, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Versions]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Lilo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 12:48, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lin Neighborhood]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:42, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lissetup.sh]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:46, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Mailing List]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 8:50, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Network FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]]

[[Partition Managers]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:30, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Pivot Root Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:22, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Poor Mans Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:04, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[PXE FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:10, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:06, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Rescue FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:36, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Root]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:25, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Smb Client HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 18:57, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Using FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Win Partition]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:10, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

Main Page

2005-01-10T08:39:50Z

Nlany: reorder

= New Wiki! =

* PHPWiki has a nasty security hole.
* Had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone
* To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and pasting ) as the syntax is different
* So the oppunity is taken to upgrade to MediaWiki, the software that powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably going to be more stable and supported becasue of this. Also supports better spam prevention due to logins.
* Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so a chance to clean it up
* I've paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better email me! )
* The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted ( but will need fixing ) is at [http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/ www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/]
* The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]]
* The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]]
* The syntax of mediawiki is different to phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
* Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages.
* Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>

We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done.

== Pages in progress: ==

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:09, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Screen Shots]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 14:26, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

== Pages todo ==
see http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/

== Pages finished ==

[[Basic Poor Mans]] --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:59, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 04 Jan 2004 (GMT)

[[Cheat Codes]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Cheat Codes Deutsch ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 16:37, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Customizing FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Deutsch Knoppix FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Downloading FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[FTP FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:24, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[General FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:31, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Hardware FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:28, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Hd Based HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 21:30, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:34, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:54, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Headless Knoppix]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:44, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 15:14, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install Over Net HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:38, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Installation Ueber Netz]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:57, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Kernel]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:24, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Customisations]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:44, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Hard Disk Scripts]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:34, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Installer]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:18, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Versions]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Lilo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 12:48, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lin Neighborhood]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:42, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lissetup.sh]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:46, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Mailing List]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 8:50, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Network FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]]

[[Partition Managers]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:30, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Pivot Root Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:22, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Poor Mans Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:04, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[PXE FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:10, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:06, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Rescue FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:36, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Root]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:25, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Smb Client HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 18:57, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[USB Based FAQ]]
--[[User:Nlany|Nlany]] 08:35, 10 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Using FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Win Partition]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:10, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

Main Page

2005-01-10T08:35:55Z

Nlany: /* Pages finished */

= New Wiki! =

* PHPWiki has a nasty security hole.
* Had to reinstall the server to be sure all the nasties are gone
* To upgrade to the latest version of PHPWiki requires this same process ( copy and pasting ) as the syntax is different
* So the oppunity is taken to upgrade to MediaWiki, the software that powers wikipedia.org and is unquestionably going to be more stable and supported becasue of this. Also supports better spam prevention due to logins.
* Also a few people had commented that the wiki was a mess and it was getting a bit that way so a chance to clean it up
* I've paid a developer to write a [http://www.webforce.co.nz/phpwiki2mediawiki/ phpwiki 2 mediawiki syntax converter]. It's not perfect and you will need to clean up the output. ( if you are good at php and regex and want to try to make it work better email me! )
* The list of old pages and a link to their old content and an automatically converted ( but will need fixing ) is at [http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/ www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/]
* The list of new pages is [[Special:Allpages]]
* The page names will be different. E.g. KnoppixCustomisations will become [[Knoppix Customisations]]
* The syntax of mediawiki is different to phpwiki. For help: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page
* Obviously some of the pages do not need to be converted, e.g. the PHPwiki specific pages, or plugin pages.
* Keep the list below in alphabetical order and sign your name by typing <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>

We'll do the homepage of the wiki last, once all the pages are done.

== Pages in progress: ==

[[Knoppix Remastering Howto]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:09, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Screen Shots]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 14:26, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

== Pages todo ==
see http://www.knoppix.net/oldwiki/

== Pages finished ==

[[Basic Poor Mans]] --[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:59, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Bittorrent]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 04 Jan 2004 (GMT)

[[Cheat Codes]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 07:13, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Cheat Codes Deutsch ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 16:37, 21 Dec 2004 (PST)

[[Customizing FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Deutsch Knoppix FAQ]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Downloading FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[FTP FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:24, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[General FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:31, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Hardware FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:28, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Hd Based HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 21:30, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:34, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Hd Install Without a Monitor HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:54, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Headless Knoppix]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 14:44, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 15:14, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Install Over Net HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:38, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Installation Ueber Netz]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:57, 28 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Kernel]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Knoppix FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 14:24, 16 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Customisations]]
--[[User:Eadz|Eadz]] 19:44, 20 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Knoppix Hard Disk Scripts]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:34, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Installer]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:18, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Knoppix Versions]] --[[User:Kyle|Kyle]]

[[Lilo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 12:48, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lin Neighborhood]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:42, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Lissetup.sh]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 19:46, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Mailing List]]
--[[User:Kyle|Kyle]] 8:50, 21 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[Network FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]]

[[Partition Managers]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:30, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Pivot Root Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:22, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Poor Mans Install]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:04, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[PXE FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:10, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Remaster From Hd Install HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 17:06, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Rescue FAQ]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 16:36, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Root]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 13:25, 27 Dec 2004 (GMT)

[[Smb Client HowTo]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 18:57, 3 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Using FAQ]]
--[[User:Jjolly|Jjolly]] 19:22, 18 Dec 2004 (EST)

[[USB Based FAQ]]
--[[User:Nlany|Nlany]] 08:35, 10 Jan 2005 (GMT)

[[Win Partition]]
--[[User:Markus|Markus]] 20:10, 26 Dec 2004 (GMT)

USB Based FAQ

2005-01-10T08:33:21Z

Nlany: add page

What you'll need :

* Knoppix or an already stripped down version with a kernel with [[cloop]]-support (i.e. [[Debian]]).

;:If you want to boot Knoppix from USB stick, you must also modify miniroot.gz to include usb-uhci.o, usb-ohci.o and usb-storage.o, otherwise /linuxrc can't mount the stick and find the cloop image.

* bootable [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/keydrive [USB]] [keydrive].]
* Computer with [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS BIOS]] capable of booting from USB keydrive (select USB-ZIP).
* [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/syslinux syslinux]] or grub for booting.

You can see how in:

*[http://rz-obrian.rz.uni-karlsruhe.de/knoppix-usb/]
*Another way from [[Gnoppix]]: [[[Gnoppix BootMedia]]].
* [[http://transcendusa.com Bootable keydrive]]
*[http://am.xs4all.nl/phpwiki/index.php/[[Usb] Morphix]]
*[http://gentoo-wiki.com/HOWTO''Small''Footprint''Gentoo''on_USB]

Full method using Knoppix 3.6:
*[http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64999#64999]

----

Poor Man's USB Based Boot (Boot from USB flash memory stick and then continue boot with Knoppix image stored on a harddisk or a CD or an external USB harddisk ) How To:

What you will need:

* Computer with [[http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/BIOS BIOS]] capable of booting from USB keydrive (select USB-HDD). (Unfortunately, some buggy BIOS just wont boot from my USB stick, such as all versions up to F9 for the Gigabyte GA-8IEXP motherboard).
* USB keydrive that can boot as USB-HDD device. Make sure you read the product specification, only some USB flash sticks support this feature.
* Linux with [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GRUB GRUB]] grub boot loader already installed. I just use Knoppix.
* Read [[Win Partition]] Poor Man Installation for the more versatile boot mechanism we gonna utilize here.

Steps:
(Cautions: Unmount usb stick before you remove it from USB slot to avoid data loss. Backup the MBR of harddisk and USB stick, see the [[http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=64999#64999 link]] above)

# Insert the USB stick, use cfdisk to create a partition with boot flag on this device ( cfdisk /dev/sda ). Create a file system on the newly created partition.(eg. mke2fs -m0 /dev/sda1)
# Mount the partition and install grub boot loader on this device ( mount /dev/sda1 /mnt/usb && grub-install --root-directory=/mnt/usb /dev/sda ). Now the USB stick is already bootable, you will enter the interactive GRUB shell enviroment if you boot with it.
# Copy kernel and initrd to USB stick. To continue boot from an knoppix 3.6 ISO image stored on a NTFS/FAT harddisk partition, you will need the kernel and miniroot.gz files from [[http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubc.zip Ruymbeke's files].]
# Create a file ''menu.lst'' under dir ''/mnt/usb/boot/grub'', I just copied the one from [[http://s94592085.onlinehome.us/grub/grubc.zip Ruymbeke's files]] pasted in [[Win Partition]] PMI. Specify the location of the newly copied kernel and minirt files in this file, note (hd0,0) is the first partition on USB stick when you boot from it, and the first harddisk likes to be hd1. To find out how GRUB map devices, press key '''c''' when you see GRUB boot menu at boot time, then type ''root ('' and press '''''TAB''''' key, see the GRUB texinfo for detail.

DONE.

I have created a 32M boot partition on a 128M USB flash stick, and use it to boot Knoppix ISO image stored in a FAT32 partition shared by Windows, or to boot ubuntu live CD (basemodule is Morphix) already copied to another partition. The purpose is to reduce the time to burn these Linux Live CDs and less CDs to carry with.