Knoppix HD update

[Peter]

On Sat, 23 Apr 2005, Anthony Tekatch wrote:

> Knoppix was cool, I installed it onto my hard drive about a year ago. I've
> easily kept most packages up to date with kpackage manager (apt-get).
>
> Newer versions of Knoppix and kernel are now available and I can't figure
> out how to "simply" update the system without going through a fresh HD
> install and copying all my installed programs over to the new system.
>
> I now have this kernel:
> kernel-image-2.4.20-xfs
>
> None of the newer Debian kernels seem to work for me, i.e mouse and/or
> audio does not work. However, the latest Knoppix Live CD works fine on my
> system.
>
> I don't think I have to go through the hours required to setup/compile a
> new kernel, but that seems to be only solution aside from re-installing
> Knoppix.

You have a module compatibility problem most likely. Boot a new knoppix 
cd, become root and do a lsmod. Capture that output. Then boot to your 
system and do the same. Locate the differences and fix them.

Peter
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