Linked by Binh Nguyen on Wed 7th Jan 2004 18:08 UTC
When Knoppix was first released it was heralded as revolutionary in the Linux world. Its autodetection and configuration capabilities were unsurpassed. Many of my colleagues remarked that if 'KNOPPIX can't do it, Linux can't do it'. Theoretically, one would be able to get a Knoppix CD, pop it into an arbitrary system, run it, save one's data to a partition, USB stick, etc....), reboot and the existing system would be left completely as it was before the CD was placed in the system.
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I really liked the view and touch of Knoppix - autodetection (or the lack thereof) is probably my #1 gripe with Linux.
However, this autodetection has limits. Knoppix just crashes right after displaying the small Tux graphics. I guess it has to do with my graphics card (Prophet 4500, which is Kyro-II powered), but I don't really understand why Knoppix is unable to e.g. do a "safe boot" in VESA mode instead of crashing violently...