Question about booting Knoppix CD

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buzz Light Beer

Ok, I admit it , I'm a closet geek.
I can't boot Knoppix from my CD drive w/ present bios setting.
I know I can set my bios to allow my CD drive to boot before my floppy
drive....but would rather not.
Now my question.
Anyone know what is required to create a floppy companion disk that
will help boot from CD as an option. In my mind, there should be a way
to do this, but have not figured out how yet.
Box has XP, BTW
TIA
bLB
 
Anyone know what is required to create a floppy companion disk
that will help boot from CD as an option. In my mind, there should
be a way to do this, but have not figured out how yet.
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Google "knoppix boot floppy" without the quotes, and follow the first
link.
 
Google "knoppix boot floppy" without the quotes, and follow the first
link.
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I found this that sounds pretty simple< if I'm thinking straight >
I must have Googled in all the wrong places before ? <G>

" If you can't boot from a CD, you'll need a bootable floppy to start
the process. A floppy boot image can be found on the Knoppix CD at
KNOPPIX/boot.img. "

thanx
bLB
 
Ok, I admit it , I'm a closet geek.
I can't boot Knoppix from my CD drive w/ present bios setting.
I know I can set my bios to allow my CD drive to boot before my floppy
drive....but would rather not.
Now my question.
Anyone know what is required to create a floppy companion disk that
will help boot from CD as an option. In my mind, there should be a way
to do this, but have not figured out how yet.
Box has XP, BTW
TIA
bLB
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See:
http://knoppix.net/docs/index.php/BootFloppyHowTo
 
" If you can't boot from a CD, you'll need a bootable floppy to start
the process. A floppy boot image can be found on the Knoppix CD at
KNOPPIX/boot.img. "
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I've downloaded both the Knoppix v3.4 5/10/2004 and 5/17/2004 ISO's and
still can't find KNOPPIX/boot.img anywhere on them. Both ISO's check out
fine with their respective md5's.

What am I missing?

(I do find the file as advertised on the last ISO - v3.1 frm
1/20/2003.)
 
the instructions for how to do this are on the cd,just open the cd in windows
and read the help files.
 
I've downloaded both the Knoppix v3.4 5/10/2004 and 5/17/2004 ISO's and
still can't find KNOPPIX/boot.img anywhere on them. Both ISO's check out
fine with their respective md5's.

What am I missing?

(I do find the file as advertised on the last ISO - v3.1 frm
1/20/2003.)
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There was a tutorial on how to make a *dual floppy* for the ver. w/out
the KNOPPIX/boot.img...I forget where it was now.
I finally conceded and changed my BIOS settings to allow my CD drive
to boot before my HD. Worked fine that way.....Well, if I could
speak/read German it would. I downloaded ,what stated English ver.,
but when it boots it comes up German.
I mean learning a new OS is difficult enough but in a language I don't
speak...whew.
Still, I had fun tinkering and guessing the yes and no buttons were in
the usual locations..hehe
I even surfed the web for a bit w/ it. Tested out some
graphics,played a VCD,AVI, MPEG and a game or two...mostly navigating
in German but did get some use out of the English button for typing in
Open Office...
I am surely considering a transition...even if it's initially on a
partitioned drive......Got to spend some time and figure how to do an
English boot.
bLB
 
buzz said:
I found this that sounds pretty simple< if I'm thinking straight >
I must have Googled in all the wrong places before ? <G>

" If you can't boot from a CD, you'll need a bootable floppy to start
the process. A floppy boot image can be found on the Knoppix CD at
KNOPPIX/boot.img. "

thanx
bLB
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Hope this works..my first nix post
finally figured out to put *Knoppix lang=us instead of just
lang=us....
hope I got some kinda firewall runnin..lot to learn, but I'm loving it
already !
bLB
 
buzz said:
Ok, I admit it , I'm a closet geek.
I can't boot Knoppix from my CD drive w/ present bios setting.
I know I can set my bios to allow my CD drive to boot before my floppy
drive....but would rather not.
Now my question.
Anyone know what is required to create a floppy companion disk that
will help boot from CD as an option. In my mind, there should be a way
to do this, but have not figured out how yet.
Box has XP, BTW
TIA
bLB
Click to expand...

Hope this works..my first nix post
finally figured out to put *Knoppix lang=us instead of just
lang=us....
hope I got some kinda firewall runnin..lot to learn, but I'm loving it
already !
bLB
 
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