Not sure if this is hardware or software, or both???
by rbhawk from LinuxQuestions.org on (#5PC26)
First: all the below was performed on a Dell R610 server. twin Zeons, 48GIG of ram. twin 500GIG drives.
Knoppix 8.2 - transferred the ISO file to DVD. Booted and Ran fine, except it incorrectly identified the Matrox vid card. Simple fix, changed the resolution. Worked like a champ. Moved DVD to a 32GIG Sandisk USB - note size here of the USB as it changes later. Hid it under the hood of the R610, told boot manager to do a normal boot after configuring the R610 to boot off the USB. Came up like a champ. Viola. Nice software.
Went to 8.6, same hardware as above. Same procedures as above. CORRECTLY ID'd the Matrox vid card this time and set the resolution correctly. No keyboard and the mouse pointer is missing on the monitor. The mouse is there as I clicked it and could see where it was on the screen sort of, but no pointer. Moved 8.6 DVD to a second 32GIG Sandisk USB. Booted fine, but same issues woth keyboard and mouse.
Next, Downloaded 9.1... Same hardware as above. Booted fine from DVD. ID'd correctly the Matrox vid card. Had mouse and keyboard this time. Outstanding. Used Knoppix's move from DVD to USB. Dies at bootup, however, note here, this time I decided to send the software to a 512GIG USB.
Is there a Knoppix limit on the size and rev (2.0 vs 3.0) USB????
Knoppix 8.2 - transferred the ISO file to DVD. Booted and Ran fine, except it incorrectly identified the Matrox vid card. Simple fix, changed the resolution. Worked like a champ. Moved DVD to a 32GIG Sandisk USB - note size here of the USB as it changes later. Hid it under the hood of the R610, told boot manager to do a normal boot after configuring the R610 to boot off the USB. Came up like a champ. Viola. Nice software.
Went to 8.6, same hardware as above. Same procedures as above. CORRECTLY ID'd the Matrox vid card this time and set the resolution correctly. No keyboard and the mouse pointer is missing on the monitor. The mouse is there as I clicked it and could see where it was on the screen sort of, but no pointer. Moved 8.6 DVD to a second 32GIG Sandisk USB. Booted fine, but same issues woth keyboard and mouse.
Next, Downloaded 9.1... Same hardware as above. Booted fine from DVD. ID'd correctly the Matrox vid card. Had mouse and keyboard this time. Outstanding. Used Knoppix's move from DVD to USB. Dies at bootup, however, note here, this time I decided to send the software to a 512GIG USB.
Is there a Knoppix limit on the size and rev (2.0 vs 3.0) USB????