Knoppix · Grey Nicholsonhttps://gkn.me.uk/entries/knoppixGrey Nicholsonhttps://gkn.me.uk/style/icon.svg2025-10-21T12:11:00+00:00Mandrakelinuxhttps://gkn.me.uk/weblog0232004-04-18T18:15:00+00:002004-04-18T18:15:00+00:00
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A couple of weeks ago, I decided to take the plunge and install Mandrakelinux (10.0 “Community”) on my Windows XP box, for some dual-booting fun. Mandrake installed remarkably easily, and I found I could easily access my Windows documents from Linux.
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And then I rebooted into Windows... oh, no, wait - I couldn't. Neither of the bootloaders that came with Mandrake could run Windows. I figured the only option was to reinstall Windows... which, of course, requires formatting the partition onto which one installs (I remembered this only after trying)... which entails losing everything.
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Windows refused to install. I don't relish the idea of seeing <samp>Error loading operating system.</samp> ever again.
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The eventual resolution was to remove all the partitions on the hard drive (none of which now contained anything useful) and reinstall Windows. I had my documents backed up, but my music and settings are all gone - for ever and ever and ever amen.
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So if you fancy trying Linux, but are still rather fond of Windows, either stick to Knoppix, or buy yourself a cheap second box. You have been warned.
</p>No Knoppixhttps://gkn.me.uk/weblog0082004-02-20T19:05:00+00:002004-04-27T17:40:00+00:00
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The 2004-02-09 version of Knoppix (<a href="http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/">http://www.knopper.net/knoppix/</a>) doesn't seem to want to play nice with my computer. It's probably something to do with Nero's burning of the CD; if it's as good as its proofreading, I've got no chance. A couple of days ago, when writing over a CD-RW, Nero kindly warned me that I might loose some data. Yes, <q>loose</q>, not “lose”. As in “My shirt is quite loose.”, “Did you lose weight?”.
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I'm redownloading the previous Knoppix version, 2003-11-19, using eMule (<a href="http://www.emule-project.net">http://www.emule-project.net</a>), which tells me I have another forty hours of downloading to wait. Why was it that so few people use Linux...?
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