Re: [LUG] USB sticks part 2

[Eion MacDonald <maceion@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/04/2019 11:36, Neil wrote:
> On 04/04/2019 19:40, Eion MacDonal
>>
>>
>> As soon as any (first screen) boots it has a Knoppix penguin and two
>> lines of white on black code underneath. The second line is where you
>> alter the boot instructions. (the boot prompt).
>>
>> line beginning "boot: _"
>>
>> See picture  http://knopper.net/knoppix/knoppix740-bootscreen.png
>>
>>   So hitting 'k' stops things, as you enter a k into boot line, until you
>> complete the command line by entering after the k 'noppix lang=uk'.
>>
>> Thus entry code line adjustment is "knoppix lang=uk"
>>
> When I log on now to Knoppix I do not see the screen shown in your png
> above. I get a vertical list of various options for booting, in text,
> with the word 'Default' at the top. If I let it simply do its thing,
> after a few seconds it immediately starts Knoppix. There is no sign of
> the png screen as above, it is all text. Perhaps I should be choosing
> one of the options in the list instead of leaving it to default?
> 
> Neil
> 
20190405 at 21.36
Possible?
1.
Did you do that via a DVD start up of Knoppix and use
 'install to USB' option?

If so did you install exactly as DVD (in Live Linux mode, no
persistence)[I.e. USB boots as if it were DVD Knoppix system with no
retention over re-boots]

Or did you create a bootable USB stick of Knoppix via some other
system, in which case it may in GRUB menu showing a
choice of systems as text.

2 If you are arriving at a workable Knoppix, I assume so since you
comment on compiz; then it is workable as long as you remember
differences between USA keyboard and UK keyboard as it will assume you
have a USA keyboard.
Main one is @ is input by "shift plus 2" and UK "shift plus @" gives a "


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Eion MacDonald

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