-=> CHARLES ANGELICH wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 CA> I have a working KNOPPIX (bootable) CD now. :-)

Great!

 CA> I don't know what was wrong with me before but I suddenly
 CA> realized that my brother's machine can do overburns (more than
 CA> 650meg on a CD).

 Just under 733 Meg on the CD you sent.

 CA> I used Roxio and it was relatively simple with
 CA> little required of me other than to insist it was an image
 CA> (ISO) file that I needed to move to the new CD. :-)

I need to obtain a burner.
I need to obtain a large hard drive
and I need to obtain a 56K modem.
February it looks like now.

 CA> I actually forgot the other computer was available.

 Does your brother have a wideband connection?

 CA> Still no modem Linux will connect with but I should be on a
 CA> networked cable connect soon.

I'm using an old 28800 external here.
I've got another modem I could try in there as well.

 CA> Anyhow ... now to get acquainted with KNOPPIX. :-)

Well you were right about the 2 Gig's of files.
The HTML with this info comes up as a local file in Konqueror
when you boot to Knoppix.

I've got a bootable diskette now too, in German but
boot: knoppix home=/dev/hda2 still works to restore my saved
settings in the applications I've setup.

I really should have used FIPS if only to make a copy of the MBR.
Will fdisk /MBR work on a Win 98 system and if so will
sys.com from a recovery disk restore a bootable Win 98
partition?

I've got a real mess of scrambled partitions in there just now
and need to fix it.
I can try fdisk d and
fdisk n
to try to make a bit larger partition to take it all.
Hit the wall yesterday on space using the save configuration
and checking off applications as well from out of "configure"
in the little bar across the bottom of the screen's penguin ICON.

I like the defualt setup where you use the shell icon
to enter the command line as user and use the penguin icon
to enter as root user.

Three Gig's seems the right size for all the near 9,000
applications and utilities plus a Gig breathing space.
I especially like the fact Mozilla's Firebird browser
is on there and it's the same release I downloaded for
Windows!!!
2 Gig's is a LOT of space but it still doesn't act like bloatware :-)
 
The only hardware Knoppix does not setup is the the software
modem, sees it but no driver found, and the sound card which is part
of that same modem card.
Fortunately I've a Turtle Beach Sound card here I can swap out
when I get a real external 56K modem both Windows and Linux can
share.

I just love the Knoppix CD you sent along, in fact along with
the hardware J.H. sent allowing me to use it this CD is likely the best
gift anyone has ever given me :-)
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