Re: KNOPPIX CD to check computer's linux compatibility?
On 16 May 2004, you wrote in linux.debian.user:
> You're going to have to boot off the CD to do the test. Once you
> do that, Knoppix will try to boot into its graphical environment
> anyway. There's no way to use a shell from it without booting.
Sure you can. Just give the command "knoppix 2" at the boot prompt
and knoppix will not start X. You can also boot into a 2.6.x kernel
this way (the default is 2.4.x).
> You could suppress the graphical environment, but why?
Faster boot times.
-Dan
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