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Q: Knoppix 3.2: Errormessage during booting, when HOME-Directory is saved on HD?

I've saved the date on a FAT-32Partition, as an image and without password. I can't format the partition in a LINUX-Format, since it's used by other data. When I boot KNOPPIX with "knoppix myconfig=... home=....", a short time later the message appears, that s.th. is not found and I'm asked for a password with at least 20 signs length (but such a password does not exist). It's no difference whether I type "home=scan" or s.th. like "home=/dev/hda5". Never the less it seems to work fine, when I ignore the password request and negate the further enquiry with "n" for "no". When I leave out "home=..." Knoppix has forgotton -as expected- the Home-Directory. The behavior is some how unbeautiful. Does anyone know how to avoid the request of that password?

A: ??????

Q: What is the root password?

A: There is none; all passwords are locked by default. You can set it by going Knoppix Menu->Root Shell and typing "passwd", then enterting a root password, also there are several sections you can read dealing with this subject in KNOPPIX/README_Security.txt. You can also type "sudo su" or "sudo -s" in any console window, or use <ctr>-<alt>-F2 to get at the text console with already opened root shell.

Apparently, however, in some versions of Knoppix, if you type 'sudo -s', it will ask for a password. If you simply press return without entering anything, it will tell you 'Authentication Failed."

Q: How can I write data on NTFS partitions?

A: Don't even think of it. You can read NTFS, but writing will cause data loss.

Q: I want to copy files to a windows box over the network

A: both directions are possible. Either start SAMBA or mount the remote share.

Q: How can I watch a DVD?

A: First of all, you have to have Knoppix installed on your hard drive. You won't be able to execute the following proceedure if you are running it from the CD. Next, Download the most current deb package of libdvdcss (currently libdvdcss2_1.2.4-1) from httphttp://www.videolan.org/libdvdcss/download.html Then do the following:

Q: I've installed Knoppix 3.1 EN 1/20/03 to my hdd and default language and keyboard setting is German. How do I change to US EN? I've changed kde by fumbling through what I remembered of KDE Control Center; but keyboard is still in German with some of the keys in different places.

A: Right click on the German flag in the system tray of the taskbar and choose configure from the menu and set the keyboard to the layout you want to use.

Q: I've set the default language and keyboard in KDE, but some pages in Mozilla still come up in German instead of English? How do I fix this?

A: In Mozilla, under Edit >> Preferences... and check on Language. On the right-hand side of the page you'll see that German is preferred over English in multi-lingual pages. Move English up and it will be the preferred language.

Q: I think about using Knoppix to make Partition-Images with httphttp://www.partimage.org - Did anybody try this out? Thanks in advance! -- httphttp://linuxwiki.de/DanielBrüßler

A: Yes, it works. -- httphttp://linuxwiki.de/PartImage

Q: How do I save my preferences (language, UI...) at the end of my session, when booting from CD? How do I restore them?

how can this be done? I think you just go to the K-menu > KNOPPIX > Configuration and choose save config to floppy (you'll need to format first - apparently - though I don't really think it's necessary). HTH.

Alternately, you can also save to the hardrive through the same menu (it can even live on a FAT partition -- it just shows up as a file named Knoppix under DOS/WIN). I got a choice of either saving to /dev/hda1 (1st partition on the 1st hardrive) or to floppy.

To restore your saved session from the hardrive:

At the "boot:" prompt type in "knoppix myconfig=/dev/hda1", and it should find and restore your saved settings at boot time.


Last edited on April 16, 2003 5:58 pm.