This is a neat linux/program/os. It runs off a cd and need nothing installed. The project has been closed due to law changes in Europe but it is still worth having. Latest release was 9/03. [- Read why the project was stopped, but still is a worthy download for the newbie linux or just as a backup os on cd. http://www.knopper.net] Pop in the cd, boot the computer and you are in linux surfing the web in about 3 mins. http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/index-old-en.html What is KNOPPIX? KNOPPIX is a bootable CD with a collection of GNU/Linux software, automatic hardware detection, and support for many graphics cards, sound cards, SCSI and USB devices and other peripherals. KNOPPIX can be used as a Linux demo, educational CD, rescue system, or adapted and used as a platform for commercial software product demos. It is not necessary to install anything on a hard disk. Due to on-the-fly decompression, the CD can have up to 2 GB of executable software installed on it. ---------- A quick tip, if you have any problem booting, turn off acpi
Well there is a good chance it will disapear for good soon and it a worthy download that you should get before its gone. Might not need it but it could come in handy during a crash.
I don't believe the project is "stopped." Many open-source projects in Europe are displaying that kind of page in protest to proposed software patent legislation. Check out one of the mirrors, you'll see the latest 3.3 release was 9.24.03. I've been running Knoppix 3.2 on an old 300 mhz AMD machine that has no hard drive, 192 meg RAM, and USB memory stick for myconfig and home. It's quite nice, and allows people to experiment with Linux without having to actually install it.
I am on Knoppix right now.... pretty neat that it loads all from CD and uses only a ramdisk. Just as all Linux stuff, it does a nice job of finding all the hardware, although my TV card is in black and white. pretty neat thing to keep....reads NTFS partitions so when Windows crashes, you can still get your data. :TU: Mike
Its the nearest download since sliced bread??? Anyways it will just blow you away. It like the day you went from 3.1 to 95. But the flash of XP. Background had a quake2 look and its just choked full of everything you could ever need and not even close to the MS bias opinion of what you need. It is truly amazing how powerful they made a simple cd. They did some marvelous work in KNOPPIX.
Has anyone tried DVD playback??? I had a nice computer set up as just a DVD player but gave it to my Mom when her's died. I have enough parts to makde a HD less computer. Id have to go get my DVD player back before I could try. G
Why not make a dedicated Divx/DVD/Tivo type box. Can't be that hard, and would be very cool. Mike, I'm new to Linux, so can't tell you how, but mess with the settings at the boot screen and you might get color video. My Knoppix can't quite handle the video card on the old machine its on, so I end up with some strange dual view on the monitor, and everything is too small. I managed to get a normal video output by first booting in Failsafe, then saving the configuration, then booting normally so it will search for all hardware.
