I have found a url http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Hd_Install_HowTo I will give it a try in a day or two. A medical test and a volunteer job have made this week a little tight on time. John Ferrell http://DixieNC.US ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter" To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:11 PM Subject: Re: [OT] Large download problem > > > On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, John Ferrell wrote: > >> I have been down the route you are taking... >> I ordered Knoppix from BigCat_iso@hotmail.com >> He accepts payment from PayPal, so I felt their was no risk involved >> beyond the cost. After looking at his pricing, it was clear that he likes >> to sell more than a couple of disks at a time. As I recall, I ordered a >> couple different distributions for about $10. He threw in about four >> more. I am still wading through the order. >> >> Knoppix seemed like a good idea but it takes several minutes to boot up >> on a 600mhz Celeron machine. There does not appear to be a simple way to >> avoid the reconfiguration on every boot. >> >> I understand that I should be able to load it to hard disk, but just how >> to is not obvious! > > There is a command on the disk that is called knoppix-hd-install.sh or > similar. I will look and report exactly. > > The reconfiguration is slow when booting from cd. When bootimg from hdd it > is 10 times faster. > > Knoppix is great because it allows people to run linux without installing > (or destroying) their present installation (windows or whatever), and with > zero configuration knowledge. Otherwise Knoppix *is* Debian linux, in an > expertly polished way. > > Runnig Knoppix from cd can be 10 times slower than the same thing run from > a hdd installation. > > The reconfiguration on every boot is its strength. It allows people to > pull and replace hardware without ever 'reinstalling' or 'installing > drivers' or any such thing. The price is the time it takes to boot. On the > other hand, once it's running, why turn it off ? ;-) > > Peter > > -- > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist