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Knoppix 3.3 Update, 3.4 C't Edition Are Out

Posted by timothy on from the seed-the-torrent dept.

hkfczrqj writes "Knoppix has two more children. The first, 3.3-2004-02-09, an update with kernel 2.4-24-xfs, KDE 3.1.5, Mozilla 1.6, XFree 3.4. Also, and more important I guess, Knoppix 3.4 c't edition is out (torrent here). It is supposed to have kernel 2.6!" And it does. If you're looking for a way to test your setup with a 2.6 kernel without trashing a current install, this is a good way -- but note that the ct edition Knoppix boots into German (Shift-0 gets you an =, as in "lang=us") and kernel 2.4; you'll need to type "knoppix26" at startup to boot the new kernel. (You may find the excellent forums at knoppix.net helpful, too.) Update: 02/10 01:03 GMT by T : Note that the XFree version is really 4.3, not 3.4.

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  1. Re:DVD edition download? (more current DVD editio by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Simple question to the current people moderating this article - how can a QUESTION article be rated 'informative'? Aren't questions more about GETTING information rather than GIVING information? *g*

  2. Kernel 2.6 by Jondo · · Score: 3, Insightful
    If you're looking for a way to test your setup with a 2.6 kernel without trashing a current install, this is a good way..

    I don't understand how afraid people can be to try out new kernels..

    1. Download the source from kernel.org 2. make menuconfig and set up your kernel (It only takes about 2 minutes if you are on friendly terms with lspci)
    2. make (yes, this is all you need to do for 2.6 kernels)
    3. copy bzImage into /boot, and make install_modules
    4. update-grub

    Reboot, boot your new kernel, and you're done!

    If it doesnt work, its not the end of the world. Look at the output, see where it's failing, and go back and change your config.

    1. Re:Kernel 2.6 by crimsun · · Score: 4, Insightful

      module-init-tools plays well with modutils-2.4 just fine. I've been alternating 2.4 and 2.[56] kernels at work for quite some time.

      Simply booting a new binary kernel image has no dependencies on binutils whatsoever.

      And *never* remove your failsafe (eg. current working) kernel - even after your new one works.

  3. Re:Erste poste! by AKnightCowboy · · Score: 3, Insightful
    SATA RAID

    Probably the Serial ATA isn't supported. You'll need to downgrade to MFM drives for 100% Linux compatibility.