Hi there:
I wonder if I can get help on the following please:
- HW: TOSHIBA Satellite (Celeron M processor).
- SW: CD-ROM Knoppix for dual reboot with Windows XP. CD came with book Moving to Linux.
The systems freezes in the boot up process when the error message appears "PCMCIA found, starting cardmgr.".
Can anyone tell me what I am missing please?
Thanks.

bear with me here - first time posting and all.

I was trying to start up the software from the disk included with my shiny new book. "Moving to Linux" 2nd Edition.

When I got this pesky failure (forgive any case errors as I wrote this down in a bit of a hurry

Last three lines from the screen before the install quit.

cloop: Read Error at pos 157567913 in file /cdrom/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX, 28372 bytes lost
cloop: Error -3 uncompressing block6533 65336/0/28372/0 157567913 -157596285
Kernel Panic - not syncing: VFS: unable to mount root fs on unknown -block(1,3)

I tried to install a couple of ways, one as the book suggested (press enter at the boot: prompt) and then I went into the f3 menu to see if there was anything special to try so I tried the following

I am new to Linux and am tring to install Fedora on some systems that were donated to our church. I had loaded XP on a couple of systems and then loaded Fedora on a couple others. Since these were donated computers, I don't have a license for these machines (XP) and wanted to install Fedora on the others. I had no problems with the systems that I loaded Fedora on initially, but the first one (XP) that I tried to load Fedora on that had XP on it has only a 10 Gig hard drive and I don't want to dual boot these systems, so I told it to write over the existing system (XP). It went fine until the reboot, and it won't boot the error I get is: "Error loading operating system"

I am a true newbie to Linux, trying to switch from "that other operating system." I have a DLink wireless card, but I don't know how to go about getting Knoppix to recognize it. I found one post on-line that says "create a configuration file" with a described code. Problem is, I don't know how even to create a file yet. Is there a "how to" get Knoppix to recognize a wireless card out there somewhere that I've not stumbled on? The card is a DLink DWL-G650.
Thanks in advance.

Don

OK, I thought I'd move Michael's "things to do before I die" list here so we can all discuss / read / whatever. Here's my entry (mine in BOLD). Truthfully answered, I've done more than I realised, but not as much as I wanted to...;

I came across Marcel's article on Multifax, and it seems to be exactly what I need for my home network. But unfortunately, all links to download it have either disappeared or are invalid.

Is it still available???

Marc

Hi i am getting a new computer from dell next week and would like to know if there is a way to
install KNOPPIX on without reformat the harddrive.
i am new to linux but found that
knoppix is the one i like best of
all the download i have done.
20 in total
thanks robert innes
please email me at
robert.innes@sympatico.ca

Anyone in the wftl-lug an Oracle DBA?

Bonjour Marcel,
I had a hard time to install Linux my PC (time, finding and compiling all RPMs).

I've set-up MySQL,Apache, Samba, Image manipulation tool, Radius server, etc... I don't to loose all that setup...

Is there a comercial solution to backup a home based Linux installation to CDs/DVDs, which I could boot from CD/DVD in case of a system crash and re-install quickly my Linux installation?

How do people backup their system without re-installing Linux? I'm not a TAR fan(i.e. expert)...

Merci!!!

Guy
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Qc

I have been able to run PHP
Scripts on Apache from the Live CD I got with the first edition of Moving to Linux that I bought recently but have not been able to run Perl Scripts.I create a Script but can not move it into the /usr/lib/cgi-bin directory even using the
Root Shell. I have tried chmod
on the cgi-bin directory but keep getting Read Only Directory. Any ideas
for running the Perl Scripts ?