[Gllug] Knoppix questions

[Steve Cobrin]

repeating some of Jason's reply

On Friday 27 September 2002 11:04, Andrew Black \(li\) wrote:
> Hi
> I bought the Knoppix CD at the last GLLUG meeting, and it has proved to be
> rather useful.

'tis fun :-) I hoped people would find it interesting.

> I have a Laptop that has decided it doesnt want to boot windoze any more,
> and being able to run Linux on it without wiping the disk is very useful.
> (For those that don't know it's a bootable Linux CD that runs from the CD).
>
> A few questions
>  - what is the root password

All the passwords are locked. The only way to get to root is to type "sudo su 
-" [which happens to be the way I get to root on most machines I look after]. 
or you could <ctrl><alt><f1> to get to non x console, or type "knoppix 2" at 
boot prompt.

>  - where does it store its configuration if you change anything. Can you
> opt to store /etc (or part of /etc) on a hard disk partition

errr. dunno. I've never needed to store anything. you'll have to poke around. 

>  - does it include any hard disk diagnostic tool (I have another machine
> that I am having trouble installing linux on and I suspect the disk is
> duff).

The list of installed software in Knoppix is available from 
http://download.linuxtag.org/knoppix/packages.txt

If you really suspect the disk, it would be a goof idea to check at the 
manufacturers site, as they usually have downloadable disgnostics, which can 
be run off a floppy.

-- Steve


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