Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings

Subject	Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings
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Date	2023-03-01 00:48 -0500
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On 2/28/23 2:57 PM, vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com wrote:
> I guess linuces?
> 
> But I'm trying to load knoppix 4 (quantian, actually) on a Dell Vostro 3560
> and it CAN'T FIND FILESYSTEM. I had some problems with windows xp (over 7)
> and fixed them by changing UEFI to legacy and SATA to ATA. I'm just asking
> plenty of questions hoping I will stumble on an answer.

   Some distros DO prefer 'legacy' booting - remember to
   turn off all the Win "secure boot" crap you can find
   as well (unless you're dual-booting WITH Win of course,
   but WHY ???).

   Knoppix, for a long time, is never really MEANT to
   be installed. It's tuned to run from a CD or stick.
   I did a HDD install of a rather EARLY version, but
   since then there are MUCH better choices.

   The BRAND of PC isn't usually a big deal - except for
   finding/having the correct settings in the BIOS.
   Some "consumer" BIOS's disappear a lot of options.
   "Game" boards are your best bet - fine-tuning for
   *everything*. I'd rec ASUS ROG. Their "B" biz boards
   are really good too.

   I built a mail server in a cheap-ass Dell, and it has
   worked very well for years now. However there were
   "secret" key-presses and such required to get at the
   BIOS options to boot the correct bits. There are
   weird hidden menus with lots of VERY badly documented
   UEFI options for where the thing should ACTUALLY boot
   from. Kinda had to "best guess" and got lucky.

   I've never found a quasi-modern PC I could not coerce
   into booting a mainstream Linux one way or another.
   Some sub-laps with EEMC 'hdds' made it kinda a trial
   sometimes though. The HP I'm writing this on was one
   of those. The 'free' Winders never ran for one second,
   totally removed now, for which I'm kinda proud .....

   So ... I'm gonna ask ... WHY KNOPPIX ? There are
   a good 200 versions of Linux out there - something,
   or many somethings, to please everybody, fit every
   situation. Go to distrowatch.org and click the
   "show all" ... 200+ ranked by 'popularity'. Some
   are 'dedicated' distros like router/firewall stuff
   like IPFire or NAS disrros like OpenMediaVault (both
   very good BTW), but on the whole 100+ general-use
   distros based on Arch/Deb/Fedora/RHEL/Slack. If Knoppix
   just will NOT install on your particular box, well .....

   I have FIVE Linux distro's on my HDDs - you can get
   to all through GRUB - and then there are some VMs
   for special occasions (like dissecting very suspicious
   e-mails safely). My faves are Mint, vanilla Deb and MX
   plus the LXDE desktop.

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old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-02-26 19:15 +0000
  Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Robert Heller <heller@deepsoft.com> - 2023-02-26 22:25 +0000
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-26 23:24 +0000
  Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2023-02-26 23:21 +0000
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-02-26 22:54 -0500
      Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-02-28 19:57 +0000
        Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-01 00:48 -0500
          Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-03 13:58 +0000
            Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-03 08:33 -0800
            Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28A.I873" <28A.I873@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-04 01:48 -0500
              Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-07 21:31 +0000
                Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28B.I874" <28B.I874@noabzba.net> - 2023-03-07 22:29 -0500
                Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Edward Prochak <edprochak@gmail.com> - 2023-03-09 08:35 -0800
                Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I874" <28C.I874@noabgba.net> - 2023-03-09 20:29 -0500
                Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Robert Riches <spamtrap42@jacob21819.net> - 2023-03-10 03:24 +0000
                Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I864" <28C.I864@nobbgba.net> - 2023-03-10 00:27 -0500
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-10 00:32 +0000
  Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-08 21:31 +0000
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-08 21:33 +0000
      Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-09 11:06 -0800
        Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-13 15:57 +0000
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings "28C.I874" <28C.I874@noabgba.net> - 2023-03-08 20:58 -0500
  Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings Bobbie Sellers <bliss@mouse-potato.com> - 2023-03-11 23:12 -0800
    Re: old linux, newer PC, CD settings vjp2.at@at.BioStrategist.dot.dot.com - 2023-03-13 15:59 +0000

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