Hi,
I think it is a good idea to try Knoppix, I am inclining to go that route for Nokia that way.
Colinux is great because I use it to manipulate image files, pdf's, djvu's, in large numbers/size (I use a 1GB swap file since I have 1.5GB Ram on my xp and it works very nicely) and do microedits under xp. I use 5 monitors on my system so I can do lots of stuff simultaneously.
I used to use cygwin but it is limited. I use Colinux only in console mode (I installed an X server and I use it rarely since I have to launch cygwin, disable my firewall and connect to my pc like in a network) so the capability to use both it and Xp simultanoeusly is essential.
With Knoppix I plan to use my USB external hard drive as a main drive and some flash cards as secondary depending on what it will recognize from my hardware and hopefully I will be able to get root on Nokia.
For the moment I use the 1Gb card just as is, I put my books on it, add to Fbreader library as needed and I really enjoy it.
Liviu
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Originally Posted by ascherjim
Liviu: Am following your experiences and experimentation with great interest. I have just received my 1 gig memory card, but will hold off in trying it out until I familiarize myself with Linux a good deal more. (In fact, I'm an absolute beginner, but with some Windows capabilities, especially with a programmer wife at hand.) I've noted your problem with Colinex. I've just purchased Knoppix, which as you know is bootable from the DVD (or CD). Maybe this will work for me, without having to load a full Linux on a hard drive (preferably on another CPU). Anyway, keep up the reporting. Regards, Jim
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