thanks for the reply - didnt mean for you to have to go to all of that trouble :) I will definitely look at the website before I try it anyway. I have several friends who are eager to try Linux until the word "partitition" comes up. There is even one guy at work who is looking into some "swappable" IDE/HD bay so that he can just install Linux on one disk and swap it in to try it! I guess Knoppix isnt the panacea, b/c to get these guys interested in Linux they are going to want a Desktop like KDE, but to run KDE I assume it is going to take a lot of RAM etc, meaning most likely it will require SWAP space, meaning partitioning... oh well!
Shawn --- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Shawn Lamson wrote: > > >--- Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>But in the case of low RAM, if a Linux partition is not available, > >>Knoppix uses the Windows partition and creates a swap file (not a > >>swap > >>partition). > >> > >>Kent > >> > >> > > > >Does it use "freespace" on the drive, or will it destroy data from > the > >windows partition? > > > >Shawn > > > > > From the Knoppix web site at http://www.knoppix.com: > > /Begin quote > > > Question: "But my computer doesn't have that much RAM, so some > programs on the CD won't run at all or will only run very > slowly. > Is there some trick that I can use to run KDE and the office > programs/graphics/games?" > > Yes. After a /swap/ partition has been initialized, Linux can add the > > missing RAM from an area of the hard disk that has been reserved for > this purpose. KNOPPIX recognizes and automatically uses any available > > /swap/ partitions. Optionally, a swap partition can be added > manually. > However, only experienced users should try this, since repartitioning > of > the hard drive is required. > > Version 1.5 and later of KNOPPIX can use an existing DOS partition > for > its Linux swap data (command mkdosswapfile or in the KDE menus under > "Knoppix"). This also allows one to work with less RAM. The swap data > > knoppix.swp on this partition can be erased later to free up space > for > other things. > > > > /End of Quote > > > The mkdosswapfile script can be seen at: > http://zork.net/pipermail/lnx-bbc/2001-August.txt (search for > "message1" > and then scroll down a quarter of a page to the English) > > but here's enough snippet to probably answer your question: > > MESSAGE1=3D"Do you want to create a swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on your > existing= > DOS partition $p? A swapfile allows you to use huge application > packages l= > ike KDE even if your computer is low on memory. You can safely delete > the s= > wapfile after finishing your KNOPPIX session." > MESSAGE2=3D"Please specify the amount of diskspace that you want to > use as = > SWAP. Recommended: 60 - 128. Free: " > MESSAGE3=3D"Creating swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on $p..." > ERROR1=3D"Sorry, not enough free space on $p. At least 60 MB > required." > SUCCESS=3D"Swapfile 'knoppix.swp' on $p successfully created." > > > ===== Shawn Lamson Debian Gnu\Linux Sid Kernel 2.4.19-custom XFree86 Version 4.2.1 __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
