Robert. Tried the Knoppix 4 on another computer and it acted similarly, i.e. intermittent, sometimes worked and sometimes hung. I am beginning to think it needs a checksum. Tony ----- Original Message ----- From: "anthony lordi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Central West End Linux Users Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 3:27 PM Subject: Re: [cwe-lug] Saturday meeting
> Robert. Tried Knoppix 4 on the P1233MMX, 142MB, 4GB, Digital Laptop with > the below options, and got the Knoppix road picture, but neither icons nor > task bar. Tried just fb800x600, and it wouldn't go beyond the > autoconfiguring spinner. Tried several other options, and ended up with > "check the CD" and got message " Ok and 1 file is missing. Hanging up on > autoconfiguring and to check bios". You may not believe this, but as I was > typing this, the laptop had gone beyond the test CD stage above and loaded > the KDE desktop. I'll play with it while it's there. I guess I'll have to > type in the test CD option to use it. I'll try the Knoppix 4 CD in another > computer. > > Re CentOS. On installation on the above computer, it aborted saying it was > a 586 and needed a 686. I tried a P2 233 with 194MB and it installed. > However, it has no Open Office nor flash drive. fstab has no entry. > However the control panel shows a Lexar usb drive. I'm going to work on > it. Thanks again. Tony > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Robert Citek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Central West End Linux Users Group" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 3:13 PM > Subject: Re: [cwe-lug] Saturday meeting > > >> >> On Jan 9, 2006, at 1:07 PM, anthony lordi wrote: >>> Robert. Thanks for the help with Library net, Knoppix 4, and CentOS. >>> Installed CentOS when I got home and it went on easily, configuring >>> as it >>> installed, on an intique laptop. Looking forward to next meeting. >>> Tony >> >> Glad to hear things worked. What where the specs on that laptop? >> IIRC, the boot options to get Knoppix to work on this laptop were: >> >> boot: knoppix nohwsetup desktop=icewm >> >> Was that right? Or did you also need to specify the xmodule= option? >> >> BTW, it was Jerry who brought in the CentOS disks. >> >> Regards, >> - Robert >> http://www.cwelug.org/downloads >> Help others get OpenSource software. Distribute FLOSS >> for Windows, Linux, *BSD, and MacOS X with BitTorrent >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> CWE-LUG mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.cwelug.org/ >> http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ >> http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/ >> > _______________________________________________ CWE-LUG mailing list [email protected] http://www.cwelug.org/ http://www.cwelug.org/archives/ http://www.cwelug.org/mailinglist/
