[NTLUG:Discuss] Knoppix!

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How about a USB port and external CDROM?

Kyle_Davenport at compusa.com wrote:

>      I have looked into Knoppix before.  It is well-crafted, but
>unfortunately, I couldn't use it.  I was given a Compaq Presario 5000 box
>at work, with a lock on it!, that had XP and "approved corporate
>applications" installed on it, with no access to bootable media.  I am also
>prohibited from modifying the hard drive installation.   Needless to say,
>it is just about useless to me at this point.
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>      I was hoping for a Knoppix-like distribution that I could boot into.
>I tried the c:\boot.ini trick, but it would not recognize the cd as a
>loadable OS target.  lodlin doesn't work with XP.   I do have access to
>writable media thru nfs, or bootp servers, for that matter.
>
>      So... 2 questions:
>1) Any way to get Linux up on this box?  (I repeat, "No Access to bootable
>media")
>2) Anyone else fighting the Microsoft-Industrial Complex?  (sorry, bad
>paraphrase, but apt!)
>
>Kyle
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