Knoppix 3.1 GUI Interface

[andym]

Hello all,
I have downloaded a lite version of Knoppix3.1 and loaded the image to CD. It appears to load OK on the PC, at the end of the boot process it has a prompt that reads: root@tty1[/]# I'm not that linux savvy and was wondering if anybody knew how to get it to go into the GUI. I presume theres a command you need to type but I'm not sure about it.

[craigmodius]

at the prompt try typing 'startx' without the quotes

if that doesn't work you may have to use cheat codes (http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/CheatCodes)

Perhaps something like this...

The graphical environment doesn't start on my system. I get messages such as:

retrying with Server Xfree86(vesa)
retrying with Server Xfree86(fbdev)
Error : no suitable X-Server found for your card.
Or the screen just goes blank

On some machines, or with some graphics boards, Knoppix cannot determine which graphics X server to use with your hardware. It is then necessary to specify it manually as a boot option, using "xmodule=". For example, some NVidia boards are not correctly detected. To use them, you must specify at the boot prompt:

knoppix xmodule=nv

[andym]

Thanks for your reply craigmodius,
I couldn't get any of the commands to work, I'm beginning to think that the image I downloaded may be ''too slim'' and doesnt have a GUI (all I get is bad command messages - the image I downloaded was GKnx). Ultimately what I'm after is Knoppix 3.2, that has all the hardware detection, mounts the drives in a GUI format, but doesn't need to have all the extra apps like office and games etc. So the very basic version of 3.2.

[craigmodius]

Hmm, out of the 3 or 4 systems I've thrown my knoppix cd's at, I've had no display problems.

I've used ones from linuxiso.org (http://www.linuxiso.org/), but I haven't bothered with minimalist ones that don't have stuff.

I've used regular knoppix and knoppix std from here (http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixCustomizations) where std replaces office tools with security tools.

[Rô©kHøµñÐ]

Hmm, out of the 3 or 4 systems I've thrown my knoppix cd's at, I've had no display problems.

I've used ones from linuxiso.org (http://www.linuxiso.org/), but I haven't bothered with minimalist ones that don't have stuff.

I've used regular knoppix and knoppix std from here (http://www.knoppix.net/docs/index.php/KnoppixCustomizations) where std replaces office tools with security tools.

I havent tried knoppix but I found a live CD I have used to play pranks on my Linux hating co-workers. It has KDE GNOME and fluxbox on it and will work with absolutely zero configuration on a dhcp network either that or you can run the "net-setup eth0" command to set up static ip address.

http://gentoo.oregonstate.edu/experimental/x86/livecd/livecd-2.4.21-kde-gnome-distcc-07-15-2003.iso

[dddwarp]

Try http://www.knoppix-std.org/. It has a security version image that is bootable on CD. GUI and it works great plus several security apps included. :drink:

[Rô©kHøµñÐ]

Try http://www.knoppix-std.org/. It has a security version image that is bootable on CD. GUI and it works great plus several security apps included. :drink:

I Tried the knoppix CD recently on a computer that had a Hard Drive going bad. I set up an anomyous FTP folder on our local LAN and uploaded the files to it. I was able to retrieve 99% of the data from the drive. In windows It kept getting I/O errors. In Knoppix it just said it cant read the file and asked to skip it and moved to the next file.

[Sandman72]

I liked knoppix as well. For those that like windows flavored....I like Bart's PE builder. This makes a live "windows" type cd with whatever apps you want. I used it to map a drive to a share and backup data on a drive that isn't bootable.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/

[dddwarp]

I liked knoppix as well. For those that like windows flavored....I like Bart's PE builder. This makes a live "windows" type cd with whatever apps you want. I used it to map a drive to a share and backup data on a drive that isn't bootable.
http://www.nu2.nu/pebuilder/
COOL! :thumbs2:

[Vip2]

Try Morphix it is based on Knoppix with a modular structure. With some work you can make your own CD with what you want on it.

http://morphix.sourceforge.net/

[andym]

Thanks to all that replied to my original post, there is certainly lots of different options out there, I had a go at Barts PE Builder, its remarkably easy to use and setup, you don't have to download a large image (especially if you're on dialup), and works well - especially as a recovery tool. My hat goes out to Bart for providing this information !! When I get broadband will give the others a go. Thanks. ;)