Re: [debian-knoppix] H E L P ! ! ! !
Hallo Ruzzo,,
btw your subject could be more specific and using paragraphs would make
your mail easier to read;-)
> I am going crazy with this thing!!!! Last night I decided to try to
> copy the KNOPPIX CD to run off the HARD DRIVE. After wrestling with
> MANDRAKE 8.2.....It had all kinds of trouble like not installing a lot
> of the things I check off to install....Anyway I followed the
> instructions to boot from cd....then when KNOPPIX was fully booted,
> bring up consol and type the command to install to HD.....it was a
> little confusing when it got to the screen that showed the 3
> partitions....so I just selected"write" at the bottom of screen for
> all 3. Everything seemed to be going OK....then it came to a screen to
> select the FILE SYSTEM....there were 4 choices, none of which I knew
> what to pick! So I just picked the first one....everything seemed to
> be going OK till I re booted.....the OS finally cameup with a LOGON
> screen....there were 2 choices to logon as either KNOPPIX USER or
> ROOT.....I had already set my passwords for ROOT
It might be that capslock was active when you set it!?
> and for KNOPPIX USER.....But I CAN"T LOG ON TO EITHER CHOICES!!!! I
> read that the LOGON is LOCKED???? WHATS that all about????? Why is
> this so difficult? I am not familiar at all with linux, unix or any
> other linus flavor. I am slowly figuring out that Linux needs 3
> partitions....but after years of working with DOS I find this scheme
> very confusing. Is there some kind of procedure to let me log in? I
> realize all computers are different and some people have trouble with
> different things like configuring sound, video etc.....I didn't seem
> to have any problem with that. The KNOPPIX CD runs fine but is too
> limited to use as far as saving anything. I really LIKE KNOPPIX and
> want to use it if Icould only LOG ON!!!!!! Please help anyone if you
> can....I don't want to fall back as a Microsoft prisoner.....Some of
> the responses and explanations in the forum are too confusing....I
> don't understand a lot of it, but If I could get the system up and
> running I could start to learn it.
> bob_______________________________________________ debian-knoppix
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