Knoppix works on almost all ThinkPads

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jenny-m · #1 Post by **jenny-m** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 6:35 pm

Knoppix is perhaps not as well known as SuSE or RedHat but still a great Linux-Distribution. For all those who want to try it out, you can just boot yourThinkPad with a Knoppix-CD and play around, it will not change anything on your harddisk.

The source is free of cost and can be found at: http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-en.html

lvlolvlo · #2 Post by **lvlolvlo** » Mon Jan 17, 2005 7:51 pm

there are a great many "live distos" of *nix based systems as Knoppix.

From memory there's

Mandrake Move
Lindows Mobile
Knoppix
Suse Mobile
Debian

A great site for these and more is linuxiso.org

CChoi83 · #3 Post by **CChoi83** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 1:30 am

Only problem is it doesn't come with the drivers for the Intel 2200BG. Sucks. I've been playing with Knoppix STD 0.1 for a bit now and since I'm still very much a linux n00b, I have no idea how to get the drivers on the bootable cd. Nevertheless, I've been using my trusty old Orinoco Gold Card. Anyone want to tell me in a very simple way to patch the BG drivers to the bootable cd? I made it from the STD ISO file. Thanks in advance.

cakos · #4 Post by **cakos** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 2:56 am

Knoppix STD project seems to have stopped..too bad I am too much of a noob to compile again some kernel that support sur intel card.
if anyone can I'll really appreciate that

egibbs · #5 Post by **egibbs** » Tue Jan 18, 2005 6:56 am

Has anyone tried running a live distro off a USB key yet? With 1GB USB keys becoming common it should work...

Ed Gibbs

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