Re: Knoppix problems

[Kyle Schneider <kwschnei@xxxxxxx>]

> hey Linux Group, I have some questions about the Knoppix 3.6 CD you handed
> out.
>
>
> 1.  I cannot boot off the normal kernal, I have to boot off the 2.6,
> otherwise the computer goes silent and the screen black and nothing
> happens.  Any ideas?
>
> 2.  Knoppix does not detect my mouse connected to the USB (I am using a
> labtop) Any ideas how I can fix that?
>  
Try booting with "knoppix26 acpi=off".  I'm not sure how well it will 
work for your laptop but acpi=off did fix a problem I was having with my 
USB keyboard.

> 3.  Knoppix does not shut down.  When I choose shut-off computer, the
> screen goes crazy and just starts scrolling the code all over the screen,
> but it a static sort of way, kind of like your television with bad
> reception.
>
>  
Just trying powering it off?  It is a liveCD.

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Kyle Schneider
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Undergraduate Student: Social Sciences
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