On 12/27/05, Jerry Weihrauch <j_wrocky at comcast.net> wrote: > Have a question about Knoppix 3.6 after install. > > Installed Knoppix 3.6, everything went well and tried various > applications like Firefox and Thunderbird, they worked well. So I did > apt-get update and then apt-get upgrade, after rebooting and login, the > kdm loads to the point and stops at "loading peripherals", screen goes > blank for a minute starts over at the login screen. So unable to > login. Posted the problem on the Knoppix forum. Got an "smart" answer > something like "well knoppix is a live CD system, what do you expect? > Knoppix is not meant to be installed to the HDD". Earlier versions of > Knoppix installed on the HDD worked fine after doing update and > upgrade. Also I stopped at boot before kdm loads and tried "apt-get > reinstall kdm" came back that kdm was all ready installed. So now I am > stumped. Reinstalled Knoppix version 3.5, now have the same problem. I > noticed when doing the updates, it removes kdm and some kde files and > does not reinstall them. I've only tried to do a hdd install of knoppix once, and it failed miserably, so I've never tried it again. I'm shooting from the hip here, but my guess is that the knoppix devs spend ~95% of their time making sure that the livecd works and then throw whatever "free" time they have at the hdd install. > Just for another check I downloaded Kubuntu 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog", > installed it and did update and upgrade, it works fine. Why I want to > use Knoppix? It has all the Amateur Radio programs in Synaptic, where > Kubuntu does not and don't feel up to installing them via tar ball method. > > Wonder if any one else has the same problem with Knoppix 3.6? Unless I'm mistaken, both knoppix and Ubuntu are debian-based. If that is the case, you should be able to start up knoppix, check the /etc/apt.sources file and find the source that the Amateur Radio stuff gets pulled from and then add that line to the apt.sources file in Ubuntu. This should work, right? Please correct me if I'm wrong. In closing, if you're looking for a distro to install to your hard drive, stick to ubuntu, fedora, etc...distros that were designed from the ground up to be installed, not to be livecds. Knoppix is a great project, no doubt, but it's best used as a livecd and nothing else. Oh, and don't be afraid of trying to install apps from their source tarballs - at first glance it looks confusing, but most mature apps come with very good documentation on how to best configure, compile, and install.