Yup, different. See answer #2.
I have looked at Knoppix and at two other LIVE-CD distributions (Ubuntu and Mepis) as possible versions of Linux to use on an old laptop with a problematic sound card. Knoppix and Mepis impressed me and of the three, Knoppix is the only one to detect and make the sound work "automatically".
All three of these distributions have an install program available once the Live CD has booted up. All are derived from Debian.
Only the Knoppix site claims that an installing the OS (on the hard drive) is problematic. Are there differences between these distributions in the way they handle the install from Live CD or the nature of the installed version (compared to the Live CD) that makes Knoppix more problematic than Mepis or Ubuntu?
I realize that this involves asking for opinions from Knoppix users about other distributions, but I don't know of a comparative site to post on.
Thanks in advance.
Steve
PS. If this is in the wrong section, I apologize and appreciate your moving it to the correct one.
Yup, different. See answer #2.
---
Verifying of md5 checksum and burning a CD at slow speed are important.
its basically just that Knoppix is not design to be used this way (HD install) and can/will yield unpredictable results at times.
Take Care,
-Justin
One Mynds Eye
IBM Power S822 8284-22A 12SFF Power8 3.89GHz 6Core 64GB RAM No HDD Server System
$359.99
IBM Power S822 12-Bay Server System Power8 Core 3.42Ghz DVD-Rom Drive 64GB No HD
$349.99
1U IBM x3550 M5 4 Bay SFF SAS3 Server 2x E5-2683 V3 28 Core 128GB DDR4 2x Tray
$318.00
IBM System X3650 Server M2 2 x Xeon X5570 2.93 Ghz w/128 GB/DVDRW
$137.95
IBM POWER7 8205 8205 SERIES 2BCD SERVER OPERATOR CONTROL PANEL ASSEMBLY 74Y3964
$10.00
IBM Server eServer | IBMR1000 | UPS 1000VA 700W W/New Batteries
$115.00
IBM Power8 S822L 20-Core 3.42GHz 256Gb 1.2Tb 40G Elastic Storage Server 5148-22L
$599.95
VINTAGE IBM PC SERVER MODEL 325 Beige Tower Computer
$799.00
$19999.00
IBM System X3250 M3 Server 8GB RAM Intel Xeon x3440 2.53ghz (NO HDD)
$41.99