Re: Knoppix: Was: The *ONLY* real problem with Debian...
thanks for the reply - didnt mean for you to have to go to all of that
trouble :) I will definitely look at the website before I try it
anyway. I have several friends who are eager to try Linux until the
word "partitition" comes up. There is even one guy at work who is
looking into some "swappable" IDE/HD bay so that he can just install
Linux on one disk and swap it in to try it! I guess Knoppix isnt the
panacea, b/c to get these guys interested in Linux they are going to
want a Desktop like KDE, but to run KDE I assume it is going to take a
lot of RAM etc, meaning most likely it will require SWAP space, meaning
partitioning... oh well!
Shawn
--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> Shawn Lamson wrote:
>
> >--- Kent West <westk@acu.edu> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>But in the case of low RAM, if a Linux partition is not available,
> >>Knoppix uses the Windows partition and creates a swap file (not a
> >>swap
> >>partition).
> >>
> >>Kent
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Does it use "freespace" on the drive, or will it destroy data from
> the
> >windows partition?
> >
> >Shawn
> >
>
>
> From the Knoppix web site at http://www.knoppix.com:
>
> /Begin quote
>
>
> Question: "But my computer doesn't have that much RAM, so some
> programs on the CD won't run at all or will only run very
> slowly.
> Is there some trick that I can use to run KDE and the office
> programs/graphics/games?"
>
> Yes. After a /swap/ partition has been initialized, Linux can add the
>
> missing RAM from an area of the hard disk that has been reserved for
> this purpose. KNOPPIX recognizes and automatically uses any available
>
> /swap/ partitions. Optionally, a swap partition can be added
> manually.
> However, only experienced users should try this, since repartitioning
> of
> the hard drive is required.
>
> Version 1.5 and later of KNOPPIX can use an existing DOS partition
> for
> its Linux swap data (command mkdosswapfile or in the KDE menus under
> "Knoppix"). This also allows one to work with less RAM. The swap data
>
> knoppix.swp on this partition can be erased later to free up space
> for
> other things.
>
>
>
> /End of Quote
>
>
> The mkdosswapfile script can be seen at:
> http://zork.net/pipermail/lnx-bbc/2001-August.txt (search for
> "message1"
> and then scroll down a quarter of a page to the English)
>
> but here's enough snippet to probably answer your question:
>
> MESSAGE1=3D"Do you want to create a swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on your
> existing=
> DOS partition $p? A swapfile allows you to use huge application
> packages l=
> ike KDE even if your computer is low on memory. You can safely delete
> the s=
> wapfile after finishing your KNOPPIX session."
> MESSAGE2=3D"Please specify the amount of diskspace that you want to
> use as =
> SWAP. Recommended: 60 - 128. Free: "
> MESSAGE3=3D"Creating swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on $p..."
> ERROR1=3D"Sorry, not enough free space on $p. At least 60 MB
> required."
> SUCCESS=3D"Swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on $p successfully created."
>
>
>
=====
Shawn Lamson
Debian Gnu\Linux Sid
Kernel 2.4.19-custom
XFree86 Version 4.2.1
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