[Gladiac]

Hmmm, too much windows in the world... I've tried to get KNOPPIX running on the multibootdvd, but I recognised problems when loading from <b>ISO</b>. I'ts faaaaaar toooooo slooooow with "memdisk /KNOPPIX.ISO". And it needs more ram than I have... crashbooombaaang in VMware...

So, is there anybody, that knows, how to make it work under linux operating systems (especially KNOPPIX first ;D)

[GeOO]

i'm working on it, but i think i must use isolinux instead of cdshell
wait and see....

[Gladiac]

GREAT!

[Gladiac]

I tried to directly boot from boot floppy included in KNOPPIX to mount Knoppix:
memdisk /KNOPPIX/boot.img (if i remember right)
Floppy booting worked perfectly but i could not boot the KNOPPIX-Image (/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX - this is an image file, you know for sure...)
Maybe this is only a mistake in my syslinux.cfg in the boot options, but i don't know, because my error says, that the image has wrong filesystem (or so...)

Then I tried to get it working using the isolinux plugin in cdshell. I extracted the boot.img into the KNOPPIX directory... I experienced the same result as before. And i was right... because this does directly the same:
isolinux **startstring** (forgot the line... you know, what i mean, it's the one in syslinux.cfg in the boot.img which is set as default)


phew, I'm a windows user so i am not good at linux computing. So i need your help ;D

[cje]

i think you may have to extract the iso image not memdisk the entire iso. i think it is trying to load the entire iso into memory and that is why you are getting crashes/out of memory errors.

just an idea

[Gladiac]

uhm, yea, that's why i tried to get it working witch the >>>BOOTFLOPPY<<<

there is a linux-image in the ISO...:

KNOPPIX.iso:/KNOPPIX/KNOPPIX (the linux-imagefile is calles "KNOPPIX" without an extension! which is about 700mb in size)

[muff99]

same prob here ... played around a bit with the directory structure (/knoppix, /knoppix/knoppix) and with 2 different image files (boot.img and the one i extracted with isobuster from the knoppix iso), no success ...no big deal as i already have the small linuxes (linuxe?linuxi? ) from the ultrabootdisc, but i liked Knoppix from the c't CDs ... so ...anyone got another idea?

[muff99]

it cant find the knoppix 700mb image ... no matter what isolinux startstring in cdshell.ini or isolinux.cfg

Anyone succeeded in loading knoppix beyond that "Cant find Knoppix Filesystem, sorry" message?

EDIT: I was able to boot Morphix, the Knoppix clone ... it seems like its crucial that Morphix/Knoppix can find boot.cat /catalog in the cd's rootdir

[ByteCoder]

In my previous brush with Knoppix I extracted the entire content of the CD onto a local temp folder.

Copied Knoppix folder to the Root of my CD structure and used lsolinux memdisk to load boot-en.img file and it started Knoppix just fine.

[GeOO]

ByteCoder
can u quote the line how u load boot-en.img with Isolinux memdisk?

[Gladiac]

humm, maybe you MUST boot from the boot.img from the ROOT of the dvd...
i always tried:
memdisk \KNOPPIX\boot.img

maybe the bootfloppyimage needs to be located in the root... it's not really logically but maybe...
i will try

[Gladiac]

Maybe this helps someone who is a bit more experienced in linux than me:
http://www.911cd.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=3589&st=0

If someone got it, POST IT HERE PLEASE! ;D

[cumdunt]

Finally got it all working.

I extracted all the files (and directory) from the KNOPPIX folder in the iso, to my root folder (for me it's D:\ROOT\KNOPPIX)

Copy boot.img from knoppix folder to ROOT\CDSH (d:\root\cdsh)

Copy memdisk from cdsh\modules to cdsh
(d:\root\cdsh\modules to d:\root\cdsh)
dunno why this is needed, but without it, i couldnt get it working

I then have the following in my cdshell.ini
if $lastKey == key[5]; then memdisk boot.img

Now create your cd using the following cdimage command ....

cdimage -lMultiBoot -h -j1 -b"D:\ROOT\CDSH\loader.bin" -o -m "D:\ROOT" "D:\customdvd.iso" (change to suit ur system)
(using the command on the MultiBoot guide will make knoppix un-bootable)



cdimage GUI

[Gladiac]

not bad.... not bad....

[fox]

cumdunt, on Jan 16 2004, 11:44 PM, said:

Copy boot.img from knoppix folder to ROOT\CDSH  (d:\root\cdsh)

Copy memdisk from cdsh\modules to cdsh
(d:\root\cdsh\modules to d:\root\cdsh)
dunno why this is needed, but without it, i couldnt get it working

Hello,

as for many of you, i'm trying to include Knoppix to my all in one DVD (install several windows, boot Bart PE by PE Builder, boot DOS or linux image files, boot correctly MandrakeMove).

I'll have to test what you say to copy memdisk to another folder...
the same as the boot.img (not sure it's necessary to put it in the same folder).

Just a question, you still use CD Shell V2.0.10 or previous ?

Because beginning with V2.0.11, the CD Shell files are in folder boot (and not cdsh) !

Bye.

[cumdunt]

i'm using 2.0.11

[fox]

cumdunt, on Jan 16 2004, 11:44 PM, said:

I extracted all the files (and directory) from the KNOPPIX folder in the iso, to my root folder  (for me it's D:\ROOT\KNOPPIX)

I then have the following in my cdshell.ini
if $lastKey == key[5]; then memdisk boot.img

Now create your cd using the following cdimage command ....

cdimage -lMultiBoot -h -j1 -b"D:\ROOT\CDSH\loader.bin" -o -m "D:\ROOT" "D:\customdvd.iso" (change to suit ur system)

Hello,

I've tried, and it's OK !!!

I've used CD Shell 2.0.11, installed in folder D:\ROOT\BOOT\ (no more CDSH since V2.0.11).

No need to copy memdisk, nor boot.img... if you update to launch correctly the disquette boot image :

in my cdshell.ini :
if $lastKey == key[5]; then memdisk /KNOPPIX/boot.img

For cdimage, you can add some options, not necessary, like -yd -k :
cdimage -lMultiBoot -h -j1 -b"D:\ROOT\BOOT\loader.bin" -o -m -yd -k "D:\ROOT" "D:\customdvd.iso"

I've updated my french guide that allows you to create a multiboot DVD that can :
- install several windows versions
- boot Bart PE (made with PE Builder)
- boot Knoppix
- boot other tools based on diskette images...

Hope this will help...

[fox]

Hello everybody,

i've made a DVD that's OK, and can :
- install several windows,
- launch Bart PE
- launch DOS or other tools based on disquette image
- launch Knoppix
- launch WOMP (Linux)
- launch Slax (Linux)

But i can't start MandrakeMove correctly along with the other distributions...

If someone has an idea ?