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Mac 911: More on Multisession CDs

Mac 911: More on Multisession CDs 03/30/2005 05:42 PM
Here’s another helpful tool for creating multisession CDs.

Knoppix

Knoppix 10/29/2003 12:12 AM

So, I finally tried Knoppix today. I'd heard a lot about it and was ready to be impressed, but it still took me by surprise. If you haven't heard of Knoppix, it's a full Linux distribution on a CD that is designed to boot straight from the CD, without you needing to install anything and without you having to worry about it modifying the contents of your hard drive.

Getting it running was pretty simple. I had to change the boot order in my BIOS so that my PC would try booting from the CD before the hard drive (not difficult at all: hit delete as the PC is booting up and the option for changing the boot order was pretty obvious, at least on my machine), then all it took was inserting the CD and powering up the computer.

Knoppix auto-detected everything - from my graphics card and network (I guess it used DHCP) right up to the scroll wheel on my mouse. There was a moment of confusion when it came up with a 'boot?' prompt, but it turned out I just had to hit enter for it to start auto-detection (the prompt appeared to be for advanced users to specify additional options). After that, it booted straight in to an attractively set up version of KDE 3. The ease with which it started up was the first pleasant surprise, but what really impressed me was the huge amount of software that came on that one CD. As well as KDE, Knoppix comes with the full Open Office and Mozilla application suites, all the usual Linux tools and editors, plenty of multimedia software, the GIMP (a photo editing program similar to Photoshop), even Python 2.3. Everything was available through the KDE application menus, and everything Just Worked.

The icing on the cake though was WINE. WINE is an emulation layer for Linux that allows you to run Windows applications. I had heard about it, but always been put off trying it because it sounded so complicated. Knoppix comes with WINE already installed, so I figured there was nothing to lose by trying it out.

wine notepad.exe

Windows notepad loaded up in a new, KDE style window. Wow.

Knoppix mounts your Windows hard drive (in my case as hda2) as read only, so you can play with your existing files without fear of damaging them. I browsed around my Program Files directory and tried to run WINE on various applications. Several failed, including Internet Explorer (hardly essential software, but useful for testing). I don't know if this is because they do weird, screwed up things that WINE doesn't yet know how to handle or if they were upset that they couldn't read the filesystem. Whatever the reason, I was blown away by the fact that any of it worked at all. When UltraEdit loaded under Linux I positively cackled.

I've only made one venture in to Knoppix land so far, but it really was everything as good as people had said it was. If you have access to a CD burner and a fast internet connection you owe it to yourself to try it out.

Knoppix v3.4

Knoppix v3.4 05/04/2004 12:23 PM

Knoppix 3.4-2004-05-04

Knoppix 3.4-2004-05-04 05/06/2004 07:11 AM
A bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software.

joatBlog: Knoppix

joatBlog: Knoppix 02/15/2004 09:17 AM
http://users.757.org/~joat/blog/archives/001795.html From Joat, a bid ol' list of Knoppix Projects...

Knoppix 4.0 DVDLive

Knoppix 4.0 DVDLive 06/24/2005 09:56 PM

Grokking Knoppix

Grokking Knoppix 01/01/2005 10:23 AM

Knoppix 3.8.1 is Released

Knoppix 3.8.1 is Released 04/10/2005 12:25 AM
Slashdot Apr 10 2005 4:24AM GMT

Knoppix 3.6 released

Knoppix 3.6 released 08/23/2004 10:47 AM
Slashdot Aug 23 2004 3:07PM GMT

Repartitioning with Knoppix

Repartitioning with Knoppix 12/02/2003 12:41 AM

I've been long bemoaning the fact that if you want to repartition your hard drive to install Linux as a dual boot with an existing Windows system the most frequently recommended method is to buy a copy of Partion Magic. You would have thought the open source software world would have provided a free alternative by now.

Via Andy Todd, it turns out that they have. GNU Parted is a repartioning tool for Linux. QtParted wraps it in a GUI with a Partition Magic style interface. And the awesome Knoppix comes with QtParted included on the disk. So instead of shelling out for an expensive package that you are unlikely to ever use more than once, you can download and burn a Knoppix CD, boot in to Linux and repartition from there. I'll be trying this out for real on Monday, and I'll report back with the results when I do.

As an aside, has anyone ever found a web page that lists all of the software included on the Knoppix CD?

Update: Closer inspection reveals that Parted can't resize NTFS. Thankfully, ntfsresize< /a> can - and ntfsresize is integrated in to QtParted. Magic.

Knoppix 64 3.4-EN-2004-05-31

Knoppix 64 3.4-EN-2004-05-31 06/05/2004 02:40 AM
A 64-bit Linux development and desktop system.

Knoppix 3.3-2003-11-14

Knoppix 3.3-2003-11-14 11/15/2003 12:10 PM
A bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software.

Knoppix V3.3-2003-11-14

Knoppix V3.3-2003-11-14 11/14/2003 08:05 AM

Knoppix V3.3-2004-02-16

Knoppix V3.3-2004-02-16 02/16/2004 09:26 PM

Knoppix 3.3-2003-11-03

Knoppix 3.3-2003-11-03 11/07/2003 07:45 AM
A bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software.

Games Knoppix

Games Knoppix 12/25/2004 04:45 PM
Slashdot Dec 25 2004 1:49PM GMT

Knoppix v3.4 Hits The Mirrors

Knoppix v3.4 Hits The Mirrors 05/03/2004 10:18 PM

Knoppix 3.3 Update, 3.4 C't Edition Are
Out

Knoppix 3.3 Update, 3.4 C't Edition Are
Out 02/10/2004 02:52 AM
Slashdot Feb 10 2004 1:19AM GMT

Knoppix: CD-Based Linux

Knoppix: CD-Based Linux 07/06/2004 11:39 PM

I'm writing this entry from a Linux machine...but I never installed Linux. I've booted my PC off a Knoppix disc, which is a bootable Linux CD. I'm in Linux now, but I just need to pop the CD and reboot, and I'm back to Windows.

You can get the CD image file at www.knoppix.com (I used Bit Torrent to get my version). Burn it to a CD, stick it in the drive, and reboot. You will boot into a really nice Linux distribution.

There are no users on the system — you're automatically logged on as root. If you're worried about this, don't be — remember that you booted from a CD. If you screw something up as root, just reboot and the system will be back to normal.

While Knoppix can read everything on your hard drive, it has no write access by default, so it's not going to do anything to your existing stuff. You can allow it to write, but it's not advisable with an NTFS drive. Knoppix creates a ramdisk to store all the stuff it needs while running. It accesses everything else off the CD, just like it would off the hard drive normally. When you run a new program, you can hear the CD spool up. Consequently, it's slower than a normal Linux machine, but not by much.

It's fully functional — it detected everything on my machine, including FireWire and USB devices. I just had to get the network card to broadcast a DHCP request and I was on the network. It recognized my Lexmark E210 printer just fine, and I'm listening to MP3s on XMMS as I write this. I had more trouble with my dedicated Linux install at work, and I spent days fiddling with that.

It comes with scads of software, like most Linux distributions — KDE, Open Office, The Gimp, Mozilla, Konquerer, etc. Since it forms a ramdisk when it boots, you can save files and work with them just as if it were a normal operating system. I saved the image above off a Web site, cropped it, and converted it to JPG in The Gimp. If I wanted to keep it beyond this session, I could always FTP it somewhere (remember that KDE is FTP-aware — you can map an FTP site to a local folder, so you'd never really know the difference).

I'm fairly well stunned by this. It's really amazing. Sure, it can't really store or persist anything locally from session to session, but most of my apps are Web-based and my email is IMAP, so I'm actually pretty functional.

If you ever wanted to try Linux but you don't want to make any changes to your current Windows set-up, Knoppix is exactly what you're looking for.

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Knoppix Tips and Tricks

Knoppix Tips and Tricks 01/04/2004 09:34 PM

Configuring Knoppix for Dad's
Workstations

Configuring Knoppix for Dad's
Workstations 12/29/2004 03:27 AM
As noted earlier, I've been using Knoppix to get a pair of Linux boxes up and running for my father. Both sit on a private LAN (along with his notebook and a Deskjet color printer) via an old Netgear RP114 broadband router connected to the cable modem. He uses a "Leave it to Beaver" theme for his machines. They are: June ABit BP6 Motherboard with dual 500MHz Celeron (PII) CPUs 512MB PC100 RAM 80GB Disk Soundblaster Live 17" HP LCD...

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.2.5
(Mandrake)

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.2.5
(Mandrake) 12/23/2003 07:16 AM
Ports to installed Linux distributions of the Knoppix system.

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.3.2
(Mandrake)

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.3.2
(Mandrake) 06/06/2004 04:03 PM
Ports to installed Linux distributions of the Knoppix system.

Knoppix Used in Internet Banking
Solution

Knoppix Used in Internet Banking
Solution 03/24/2005 06:53 AM

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.3.1
(Mandrake)

Knoppix Auto-configuration 0.3.1
(Mandrake) 05/03/2004 10:14 PM
Ports to installed Linux distributions of the Knoppix system.

Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data

Knoppix Saved My Dad's Data 11/10/2003 11:39 PM
Even before today, I couldn't say enough good things about Knoppix, the coolest run-from-CD Linux Distribution ever. But it gets better. When I got home from flying this evening, there were two messages on my answering machine. Both were my Dad telling me that his work laptop was fubar. He wanted to find a way to backup the data to his Linux box (one that I setup for him as a home server last year--that he doesn't know much about)....

Knoppix To Split Into 'Light,' 'Maximum'
Versions

Knoppix To Split Into 'Light,' 'Maximum'
Versions 12/22/2004 01:40 AM
Slashdot Dec 21 2004 5:00AM GMT

Hackers, Windows passwords, Linux and
Knoppix

Hackers, Windows passwords, Linux and
Knoppix 04/11/2005 05:06 PM
Being the kind of technical person you are, you most likely identify with the old-time hacker ethic and disdain the popular use of the word "hacker" when "cracker" would be more apropos. ...

Next Knoppix Release to Feature GPL'd
FreeNX

Next Knoppix Release to Feature GPL'd
FreeNX 06/24/2004 11:43 AM

Handy wireless networking with Knoppix
Linux

Handy wireless networking with Knoppix
Linux 06/21/2004 07:46 AM
Last year I bought an IBM T30 Thinkpad, intending to install Linux on its hard drive sometime. Meanwhile, using a Knoppix LiveCD let me run Linux on the laptop while retaining the factory Windows XP installation. The notebook is my travel machine, so I also bought a Linksys WPC55AG PC Card wireless network adapter that supports 801.11a/b/g for the Thinkpad. For secure wireless Linux surfing, I was determined to find some configuration that would work with minimal intervention at boot time and that was easy enough that my wife could load it.

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