Re: [LUG] RE: SuSe 9.1 and Sony

[alan <amd@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2004.06.30 19:02 Julian Hall wrote:
> Hi Alan,
>
> I've tried Knoppix 3.4 as you suggested and indeed it does work! :)  I
> noticed during the boot process that it set the mouse to
> /dev/input/mice
> which I found interesting because the same device path in Mandrake 10
> refused to budge.  I'm going to try Peanut Linux 9.6 and see how that
> goes.
> Sooner or later I'll find a distro on a 2.6 kernel that behaves :)
>
> If not I'll try installing Knoppix to the HD.  I take it that isn't
> too
> taxing? ;)

Hi Julian,
The knoppix 3.4 live cd uses a 2.4 kernel by default, you have to give 
options at boot up to use the 2.6 kernel :
linux26  -uses the "experimental" 2.6 kernel
and you can specify other options using :
knoppix alsa (loads the advanced linux sound drivers)
 home=scan (if you've saved your home directory to the hd)
 myconf=scan (if you've saved your knoppix setup to the hd)

The boot line would read :

knoppix option1 option2

except for the linux 2.6 kernel option which (together with the others) 
would read :
linux26 alsa home=scan myconf=scan

You can find info on a hd install of knoppix at 
http://download.linuxtag.org/knoppix/KNOPPIX-FAQ-EN.txt

and more boot options are at 
http://download.linuxtag.org/knoppix/knoppix-cheatcodes.txt

Have fun ;-)

alan

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