Knoppix Cdrom HD Install
 

Ok don't know if I will get any feedback on this but here is goes:

I got a install of knoppix to my harddrive and I constantly get a cdrom icon/link on my desktop that does not work. The reason it doesn't work is because my cdrom is scsi and is /dev/sr0. So yeah I got a new link on the desktop that mounts my cdrom correctly but I still get the non working one even ofter deleting it.

So my question is how to I:
1. Get rid of the bad icon/link.
or
2. Correct the link with a symbolic link. ln -s

Hope there are some linux ppl here. thanks :hmm:

I am sure you will get more helpful responses from someone who isn't nearly as green as me when it comes to Linux, but as a curious newb who loves his Knoppix to convert his previously mostly useless work computer to a helpful mobile fun machine I can't help wondering, why are you installing Knoppix to your hard drive over other distros? Or did I misread that?

Indeed I wonder the same thing. Which has kept me from responding to your question. Why not just start with Debian and install what you want?

1.please paste you /etc/fstab file on the board. you probably have an entry pointing to /dev/cdrom or /dev/cdrom# where # is obviously a number
2.which version of the kernel do you have??

I haven't used Knoppix, but im willing to help.

~Zach

Its a quick easy way to get a fully configured Debian install. Takes about 25 minutes, you know you wont have any device nightmares, and you have a full desktop.

# /etc/fstab: filesystem table.
#
# filesystem mountpoint type options dump pass
/dev/hdd1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1

proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/fd0 /floppy vfat defaults,user,noauto,showexec,umask=022 0 0
usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb usbdevfs defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs defaults 0 0
/dev/sr0 /cdrom iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/dvd /dvd iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
/dev/cdaudio /cdaudio iso9660 defaults,ro,user,noexec,noauto 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hdc1 /mnt/hdc1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hdd2 none swap defaults 0 0
# Added by KNOPPIX
/dev/hda1 /mnt/hda1 ntfs noauto,users,exec,ro,umask=000 0 0

reply to teflonian:
Well if you load with the live cd and all the drivers work then you know everything should work as a hd install right ; ). Other than that I love the look and it support my tv card and lisa setup is easy, plus, plus, plus.....

I really like the feel and sounds. I love all the packages and everything I want to do is basicly ready to go. Just like it. I used to like Storm2000 if you all tried that Debian distro but it went into hybernation. Lastly I dual boot and already know lilo faily well plus. It can mount my ntfs drives if read/write if needed. Whats not to like.

reply to bendsley:
It already has all the packages I like except Cheops which doesn't work yet, and a few others.

reply to debianuser:
I run the 3.4 distro because the newer kernel wont suppor my audio or atleast it doens't set it up by default. Plus I like the look of the 3.4 better. Posted my fstab above. Thanks all for your replys. : )
:cool:

Sailor my feelings exactly. Knoppix is a nice package. That pretty much sums it up. ; )

hm...everything looks ok there. So do you have a dvd drive also??

Try looking at your /dev/cdrom links and make sure they all point to /dev/sr0