On Sat, 20 Mar 2004 09:38:05 -0800 (PST) Bill Unruh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Debian /unstable/testing - (Knoppix 3.3 - kernel v2.4.22-xfs - Hdd > > installed) ALSA was (finally) gotten to work by gutting the complete > > system, and booting the Live CD with the boot cheat-code of ALSA, > > and then hard drive installed within that boot. > > What is a boot cheat code? This is not a game you are playing, but an > OS you are installing. For some reason the boot parameters for knoppix are generally called cheat codes. See also ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/knoppix/knoppix-cheatcodes.txt > What is "hard drive installed within that boot"? Knoppix is a live CD that also can be installed to HD. So I guess he booted the live version and then started the HD installer. > Why you would be using Debian unstable on a production system which > was a critical part of your work I do not know. Knoppix is based on Debian stable. But several packages from testing and unstable have been added to yield a more modern system. A HD installation of Knoppix can often lead to problems (because of the package mix) when doing apt-get installs/upgrades. Just as additional info... Cheers, Ingo -- "What're quantum mechanics?" "I don't know. People who repair quantums I suppose." --Rincewind, Terry Pratchett "Eric"
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