I am trying to install GamesKnoppix on my hard desk. I used the command $ knoppix-installer, but gave me so many errors abiut files not found. I tried knx-hdinstall but told me command not found. So, I installed the CD on a patition using the commend $ knoppix tohd=/dev/hdax which was done successfully. Then I booted to that partition and did $ knoppix-installer again and it did work and got GamesKnoppix installed on another patition. However, I could not make it to boot because it did not have a vmlinuz. Does any body have an idea on how to get it booted? It hase two kernels, 2.4.28 and 2.6.10.

i'm not sure about 'Games - Knoppix', but to install regular knoppix 3.7:

boot as normal with the CD
CTRL-ALT-F1
to get to command line
(make sure you're root i.e root@knoppix# - if not, type 'su')
type knx2hdd
and it should kick off the hdd-install

after you get it loaded, it will have a new lilo.. where you can select which kernel you want.

I'm not positive exactly what sort of hard drive install you're trying to do, but I did see some references to "minimal necessary files" and "vmlinuz" on this page:

Knoppix.net documentation on Remaster from HD install

Skim down to "Step 2", where it talks about "vmlinuz" and other files.

When I installed it to hard drive that's what I did, but I didn't get any errors. Lilo booted it perfectly.

What bootloader are you using?

Or did the CD's MD5 not match the one on the site or something?

RodimusProblem

Thanks. I tried it on another PC and it did install this time but it complained that there is no valinuz again.
I am using lilo on MBR and a lilo floppy but both failed.

IsaacKuo

Thanks. I am looking in that to see how to fix it.

Ok. I checked the MD5 sum. There is a difference between the one on ISO and the one on the site. How I can fix it? The one on site is (GamesKnoppix-3.7-0.2-EN):
2dd9e89e152f10053aaeb332c0989f6f
but got a different one on ISO as shown by k3b.

A different MD5sum means something got corrupted somewhere.

If you still have the ISO file itself check it's MD5; if it matches the site then try burning another at a slower speed and with k3b's verify write on.

If you don't still have the file, you've got a bad burn and re-downloading is pretty much the only option as far as I know.

Thanks for reply. Actually the information I provided above is for the ISO not the CD. I still have it but it seems it is currupted. So, I downloaded the ISO again and got the right MD5 sum this time. I am now able to install it on my PC, but still comlaining of no Valinuz:

Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz: No such file or directory

What should I do?

my /boot/vmlinuz file is a symlink to /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.27

Maybe newer versions of Knoppix don't set that link up. Note that the numbers after vmlinuz- are the kernel version. Yours may differ. Check /boot via the LiveCD.

Try using the root console on the LiveCD to chroot to your install and setup the link. The command is ln , but I forget the params. It's ln -s something something...

Thanks for reply. Here is what I am getting:

knoppix@ttyp1[/]$ sudo knoppix-installer
Can't remove /usr/share/applications/./qtparted.desktop: Read-only file system, skipping file.
Can't remove /usr/share/applnk/./Settings/Peripherals/kxconfig.desktop: Read-only file system, skipping file.
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
Incompatible libdevmapper 1.00.19-ioctl (2004-07-03)(compat) and kernel driver
Warning: Unable to determine video adapter in use in the present system.
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz: No such file or directory
mke2fs 1.35 (28-Feb-2004)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=1024 (log=0)
Fragment size=1024 (log=0)
184 inodes, 1440 blocks
72 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=1
1 block group
8192 blocks per group, 8192 fragments per group
184 inodes per group

Writing inode tables: done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 29 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.
Ignoring entry 'boot'
Ignoring entry 'install'
Ignoring entry 'map'
Warning: COMPACT may conflict with LBA32 on some systems
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
/dev/mapper/control: open failed: No such device
Is device-mapper driver missing from kernel?
Incompatible libdevmapper 1.00.19-ioctl (2004-07-03)(compat) and kernel driver
Warning: Unable to determine video adapter in use in the present system.
Fatal: open /boot/vmlinuz: No such file or directory
knoppix@ttyp1[/]$

I tried to creat the link, Here is what I got:

knoppix@ttyp1[/]$ sudo ln -s /cdrom/boot/isolinux/linux24 /boot/vmlinuz
ln: creating symbolic link `/boot/vmlinuz' to `/cdrom/boot/isolinux/linux24': Read-only file system
knoppix@ttyp1[/]$

I've got 3.7-1, so I went to the Knoppix site to get 3.7-2 to test it from my end and I found this.

Looks like THAT's the problem.

If ya can get 3.7-1 it should work (did for me).

RodimusProblem

Thanks alot. You are right. THAT's the problem for the missing vmliuz. I remember reading that page, but that last line was not there. My ATI 9200SE card was slow and found the solution here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/history/278973
and here:
http://www.ati.com/support/infobase/4687.html