Boot from Knoppix CD

Use CD when you first start up (as of 7/1/05 using Knoppiz 3.8)

Hold down F12 for Boot menu

Use on board CDRom to Boot (be  sure to put the CD in the drive)

We have had problems with the Dells recognizing the CDRom/DVD drive. If the boot menu doesn’t list the CD/DVD drive. This is usually means  the cell battery  in the computer  needs to be cleared. First disconnect all the wires and cables from the computer.  Then hold the power button down for 5 seconds to insure there is no static charge left in the computer.   Lay the computer flat with CD Rom side down.  Turn the blue knob on the back to Unlock position.  Pull off the cover to  open the computer box. You will see a two big compartments one blue box and one silver box(hard drive). 
Careully pinch the blue tabs behind the hard drive and pull it out of its bay. At this point you will see a rather large looking flat circular battery (like a watch battery) directly underneath.  Carefully pull it out (using a small non-magnetic screwdriver if necessary), leaving all the little plastic connectors in place, and then push in back into place.  You have reset the battery—so now start this process over again.  

Once you have succeeded in selecting the CD/DVD drive you will get a linux/knoppix screen—at the bottom of this screen there will be a prompt in lower left corner.  Type in: 

knoppix  lang=us  screen=1280x1024 wheelmouse  acpi=off)
				(acpi=auto power system)

if having screen trouble try this: 
knoppix  lang=us  screen=1280x1024 wheelmouse  acpi=off nodcc


In shell type in: sudo knoppix-installer

% partition

delete everything

(if goof and open disk as not recommended, type:
$ mount
$ sudo unmount /mnt/sda2
$ sudo fdisk /dev/sda2)

There will be two partitions, want to leave the CD/DVD alone
Work with the other – which should have 2- 3 partitions—
Delete  partition and then save—repeat for each partition 
Now make new partitions—one for the swap and one for the hard disk

Notice that all commands preceeded by $ or % are shell commands, in user og root mode respectively.


Right Click on drive:
Create
Linux-swap partition
Put at end
100 MB

Create 
primary partition
Ext3
Beginning of the space
Default for size is OK so “OK”

Now save.

Save the partitions as now set up. ( Takes a minute or two.)

(((!!!!PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS  HERE IF YOU ARE CONFIGURING A DUAL BOOT AND HAVE ALREADY USED PARTITION MAGIC TO CREATE YOUR PARTITION.!!!!
This is a repeat of a section above for single boot systems-- don't want you to forget this step if you are a dual booter:
Once you have succeeded in selecting the CD/DVD drive you will get a linux/knoppix screen—at the bottom of this screen there will be a prompt in lower left corner.  Type in: 

knoppix  lang=us  screen=1280x1024 wheelmouse  acpi=off)
				(acpi=auto power system)

if having screen trouble try this: 
knoppix  lang=us  screen=1280x1024 wheelmouse  acpi=off nodcc

In shell type in: sudo knoppix-installer)))



“Configure installation”
Debian system
Install on big partition we made

Choose filesystem type =make it “ext3”

Name:  fab
Userid: fab
Pwd:  fab

Admin pwd; fab
Preferred host name:  localhost  (means don’t route it)

Boot loader goes to “master boot loader”

Double click on Start installation. (This takes a while, like 20 minutes)

Then it will ask you do you want a floppy?

You say no. 
When finished  you want to reboot

Reboot in the shell: 
$ sudo reboot

Plug in internet connection/cable

In shell: 

$ su               (changes user to root, the administrator user)
fab             

% ifconfig         (view all network interfaces on your computer)

% pump –i eth0     (get ip-address from dhcp-server
% ping google.com  (to test whether you really are online)

% apt-get update   (update list of program packages on the computer)
% apt-get upgrade  (upgrade all outdated packages)

Apt-get will ask you tons of questions about configurations… always type “I” for program default


List of programs  you want to be sure to load :

“apt-get install xx”(xx=program name—see below)
openoffice.org2
blender
eagle
gimp
avra
uisp
python-numarray
python-numeric
python-opengl
python-imaging

You can save yourself some time and just download all these programs in one go, like this:
% apt-get install openoffice.org blender eagle gimp avra uisp python-numarray python-numarray python-numeric python-opengl

And download from fab.cba.mit.edu/fab: to your desktop

Cam.py
Cam code
Cad.blend
tn13def.inc
tn15def.inc
tn26def.inc

And just for fun download gik.svg and gik.sxd
Done!





Instructions for how to configure Dual Boot: Windows/Linux


1.  Load the box with WinXP (already installed on all Dell machines)

2.  Pop in the Partition Magic CD (provided), and choose set-up folder. Double click – setup to install Partition Magic. The key is in the same folder in another file.

3. Once install is done, run Partition Magic 8.0

4. Choose “create new partition”

5. Choose “after biggest partiion on computer”

6. Choose (logical, ext3) partition of the size you want (say 5 to 10 GB)(Be sure to unclick the partition you Don't want to use! Otherwise you won't be able to determine partition size.)

7. Hit “apply” changes. The machines reboots.

8. Now boot with knoppix as ususal, and in Knoppix-installer choose the partition you just created. It automatically makes a swap partition for you.  

Done—now go up to the regular instructions  above and install Knoppix on your new partition. Start down where the instructions say "!!!!PICK UP INSTRUCTIONS  HERE IF YOU ARE CONFIGURING A DUAL BOOT AND HAVE ALREADY USED PARTITION MAGIC TO CREATE YOUR PARTITION.!!!!"