[NTLUG:Discuss] Knoppix!

[David A Venable]

The BIOS would still have to be modified to boot from an alternate 
device. I've run into the same problem at my office. My official title 
is "Unix Systems Administrator" but I'm forced to use Win2K pro. I cheat 
because I use ssh and exceed to get a proper unix desktop from a real 
workstation.

Dave

G S wrote:

> How about a USB port and external CDROM?
>
> Kyle_Davenport at compusa.com wrote:
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>>      I have looked into Knoppix before.  It is well-crafted, but
>> unfortunately, I couldn't use it.  I was given a Compaq Presario 5000 
>> box
>> at work, with a lock on it!, that had XP and "approved corporate
>> applications" installed on it, with no access to bootable media.  I 
>> am also
>> prohibited from modifying the hard drive installation.   Needless to 
>> say,
>> it is just about useless to me at this point.
>>
>>      I was hoping for a Knoppix-like distribution that I could boot 
>> into.
>> I tried the c:\boot.ini trick, but it would not recognize the cd as a
>> loadable OS target.  lodlin doesn't work with XP.   I do have access to
>> writable media thru nfs, or bootp servers, for that matter.
>>
>>      So... 2 questions:
>> 1) Any way to get Linux up on this box?  (I repeat, "No Access to 
>> bootable
>> media")
>> 2) Anyone else fighting the Microsoft-Industrial Complex?  (sorry, bad
>> paraphrase, but apt!)
>>
>> Kyle
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