[TriLUG] knoppix 3.3 vs 3.4

[Mike M]

On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 11:12:42AM -0400, David Rasch wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 11, 2004 at 11:00:04AM -0400, Magnus Hedemark <chrish at trilug.org> wrote:
> > On Fri, 11 Jun 2004, Mike M wrote:
> > 
> > > Knoppix 3.3 works in 3 desktops and 2 laptops that I know of.
> > > 3.4 fails in the Dell Desktop - it seems to be unhappy with the CD
> > > drive. 
> > 
> > I still use Knoppix CD's from Nov of last year as they are more compatible 
> > with my newer machines than Knoppix 3.4 from last month.  Knoppix 3.4 will 
> > boot on some of my older systems but anything made in the last year will 
> > only boot with the 3.3 disc (and even then, won't recognize the Broadcom 
> > gigabit ethernet built into most of my desktops).
> > 
> > None of the Knoppix discs I have seem to work on Compaq Proliant servers 
> > of any vintage in the last 3-4 years which reduces their value to desktop 
> > rescue use only for me.
> 
> I had bad luck with Knoppix 3.4 until I started passing the "noscsi"
> (iirc) command which disables scsi emulation for ATAPI cd drives.

"linux noscsi" at the "boot:" prompt did not help me; you got me looking
at the F2 and F3 info though :-); thanks
-- 
Mike

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