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List V3.9 2005-05-27 bugs here
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{{delete|outdated}} [[User:WPSchulz|WPSchulz]] ([[User talk:WPSchulz|talk]]) 19:13, 11 April 2016 (EDT)
 
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1.) It seems that [http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=85330#85330 v3.9's UnionFS has broken Debian package management]. To reproduce the bug: Boot Knoppix V3.9, download a package & install it.
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wget http://debian.mirrors.pair.com/pool/main/a/aterm/aterm_0.4.2-11_i386.deb
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sudo dpkg -i aterm_0.4.2-11_i386.deb
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--[[User:UnderScore|UnderScore]] 20:02, 3 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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Confirmed. Note that apt-get update; apt-get upgrade gets partially through an install before freezing, not all packages trigger this bug.
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--[[User:Nosknoppix|Nosknoppix]] 12:21, 6 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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This seems to be related to the unionfs snapshot from 26.5.05, and links in the menu structure when calling "update-menus". The latest snapshot still has this bug. Until there is a solution for this, we are reverting to unionfs 1.0.11. --[[User:KlausKnopper|KlausKnopper]] Sun Jun 12 23:41:14 CEST 2005
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V3.9 2005-05-27 freezes also on:
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apt-get install postgresql
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but it works if unstable release of PostgreSQL is used on V3.9. It worked on 3.8 as we tested a "on the fly" installation for http://xdash.jabberstudio.org (thought on 3.8, after several apt-get install xxx calls, apt-get hanged up in the state: uninterruptable sleep -> going back to the older snapshot of UnionFS is probabaly not the best solution...)
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--[[User:JWach|JWach]] 09:39, 13 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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2.) The "ub" kernel module is still compiled into the kernel.  This prevents Knoppix from booting on USB CD/DVD-ROMs.  <a href="http://linux.usc.edu/pipermail/usclug-chat/2004-December/000111.html">This has been known since Linux 2.6.9</a>.  --[[User:PopeFelix|PopeFelix]] 16:29, 4 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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Actually, this isn't the case. Knoppix 3.9 seems to boot well on all USB DVD-Writers, CD-Roms etc. On which external USB drive did that problem occur? --[[User:KlausKnopper|KlausKnopper]] Sun Jun 12 23:41:14 CEST 2005
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It still is the case with Knoppix 3.9.  Hardware is compaq nc4000 laptop, cdrom is Compaq DVD-ROM drive GDR-8081.  It chokes on boot at the same place that 3.8.1 and 3.8.2 did - after "Welcome to the KNOPPIX LIVE lINUX-ON-cd!", it goes to  "Scanning for USB/Firewire devices... Done." and then hangs.  Apparently it looks for the cdrom again, and "Can't find Knoppix filesystem, sorry." etc comes up and you get dropped to a useless shell.  I've tried the "nodma" option, and even booting with debug tells me nothing more.  This worked fine with 3.7 and the 2.4 kernel, so I suspect it's the ub driver that is breaking it.  --[[User:ljlaubenheimer|ljlaubenheimer]] Thurs July 21 17:03:30 PDT 2005
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3.) Please config out CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UB (the ub driver). This driver has the bizzare side effect of stopping the usb-storage driver from ever seeing a USB device, irrespective of whether the ub module is loaded or not. As PopeFelix noted, this stops knoppix being able to use USB CD/DVD drives. One reason I have switched to kanotix is that absence of the ub driver.
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Also, this seems to work here: ub for USB flash memory and usb-storage for writers. --[[User:KlausKnopper|KlausKnopper]] Sun Jun 12 23:41:14 CEST 2005
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4.) Please use the "ati" driver for ATI Radeon 7000 based video cards. Mine was detected properly, but the generic "vesa" driver was loaded, so no 3D for me!!
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markn1ugm
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Well, PCI IDs for the pcitable, please? --[[User:KlausKnopper|KlausKnopper]] Sun Jun 12 23:41:14 CEST 2005
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5.) When I try to go to the System Configuration menu item under Quick Browser the KDE menu bar disappears and I cannot get it to come back.  This also happened once when trying to load Firefox, which never loaded. 
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Bug in kicker/3.4.0. Working on it. --[[User:KlausKnopper|KlausKnopper]] Sun Jun 12 23:41:14 CEST 2005
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6.) When shuting the system down, HP ze4610us, the shutdown hangs completely right after sending the kill signal.
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7.) I have not tried my usb flash drive but will next to see if the ub driver problem above hits me as well
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8.) Unable to boot on a Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 laptop with a NTFS partition. Boots correctly everywhere with a FAT32 partition on the disk. For more informations and investigations, [[http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18245 see this topic]].
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9.) Unable to boot: kernel Oops PREEMPT SMP on dual 231MHz Pentium Pro server, "balboa" class (BIOS:
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  AMIBIOS (C) AMI 02/02/1995 Date:-02/02/95
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  BIOS Version 0.04.05.DA0  Beta 5.04 Production Candidate )
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Runs RedHat 7.3, 8.0, 9; boots Debian sarge netinst and Fedora Core 3 installer OK.
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"boot: knoppix lang=us nopcmcia noagp noapm nomce noddc"
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produces "You passed an undefined mode number ..." [for VGA]
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Selecting any of modes 80x25, 80x34, 80x43, 80x50 ...
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-- [[User:jreiser|jreiser]] 02:15, 10 Jun 2005 (UTC)
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-- Can you post this in a forum and then link to it here? [[User:rwcitek|rwcitek]]
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10.) Knoppix always and only tries to load the vesa and fb drivers for X.  Even if another driver [e.g. i810] is detected.  X worked on most machines in 3.7, but many are broken in 3.9 now.  Maybe consider reverting X's config or modifying the script? --[[User:tnm91|tnm91]] 17:29, 10 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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11) No connection to internet via ISDN with FritzCard 2.0 PCI, with both possibilities.
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12) Does not boot on DELL Latitude D400
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The only KNOPPIX that ever booted on DELL D400 was 3.6.
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All earlier and later versions do not find a KNOPPIX filesystem (written in red) and drop to a basic shell.
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Pity: we all use company-supplied D400 here and are stuck at 3.6.
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(udippel, Tue Jun 14 11:23:15 MYT 2005)
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-- Try <b>boot: knoppix nodma</b> See [http://www.knoppix.net/wiki/Using_FAQ#Q:_How_do_I_get_Knoppix_to_boot_Knoppix_when_it_tells_me_that_it_can.27t_find_the_KNOPPIX_filesystem_and_is_dropping_me_to_a_shell.3F this wiki page] -- [[User:rwcitek|rwcitek]]
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13) The supplied memtest V1.20 does hang on a HP Compaq dc7100 SFF system, and probably other systems equipped with an Intel 9xx chipset. Please import the latest memtest+ from http://www.memtest.org/ --[[User:Elim|Elim]] 12:29, 15 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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14) Tried to compile the kernel.  Get same error trying to install either kernel-source-2.6.11 (from debian) or linux-2-6.11 from linux.org.  After creating the directory in /usr/src and cd to directory, I enter any make statement, i.e.:
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make config  (or make oldconfig etc) then I get error message:
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HOSTCC  scripts/basic/fixdep
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In file included from /usr/include/sys/socket.h:35,
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                from /usr/include/netinet/in.h:24,
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                from /usr/include/arpa/inet.h:23,
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                from scripts/basic/fixdep.c:115:
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/usr/include/bits/socket.h:305:24: asm/socket.h: No such file or directory
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make[1]: *** [scripts/basic/fixdep] Error 1
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make: *** [scripts_basic] Error 2
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Of course, I did not create /usr/include.  There are no pre-requisite packages, I know of (mentioned in various howto's), that are not already installed.
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15)  After installing 3.9 on disk, it is necessary to configure the network.  After configuring the network it appeared to work fine, i.e.:  ping heise.de worked as expected; HOWEVER: ping localhost or ping 127.0.0.1 did not work...
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ifconfig -a revealed that the lo interface had no address.  Thus:
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ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
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fixed the problem.  Of course. nobody thinks of testing such a thing until later when, for instance, finding out it is not possible to install a printer without localhost (localhost:631 needed by Cups). 
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If this error is not reproducible I am willing to install 3.9 again and carefully note the configuration steps.  BTW I have firewire (I renamed 1394eth.ko) which gave me two ethernet devices.  Perhaps something happened there.
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''yacc:'' I do not know if it's reproducible, but I've got the same problem with 3.9. The curious thing is that /etc/network/interfaces looks good
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and /etc/rcS.d contains links to networking, etc.
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Same problem. As workaround I used /etc/init.d/bootmisc.sh with "ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1"
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[[User:Micha|Micha]]
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''FIX for Bug-15'': As root user, enter the command:
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ln -s /etc/init.d/ifupdown-clean /etc/rcS.d/S18ifupdown-clean
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16) On HD installed 3.9 (in IBM Thinkpad R30), Xine crash without any error report. It opens for a few seconds with splashscreen, and then close itself. Still looking for a workaround.
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17) Apparently home= doesn't work with 3.9. myconf= does, but only when specifying the location explicitly (not myconf=scan). If it makes a difference, I'm using a USB key to boot, and the partition which I would use is the second partition on the same device - in my case, /dev/ubb1 is KNOPPIX, and /dev/ubb2 is my ext2 partition for my personal files and config. I've tried the following boot: options:
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* knoppix home=scan
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* knoppix home=/mnt/ubb2/knoppix.img
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* knoppix home=/dev/ubb2/knoppix.img
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* knoppix home=/mnt/ubb2
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Please also see [http://www.knoppix.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=19651 this forum post]. Thanks! --[[User:NightMonkey|NightMonkey]] 09:11, 24 Jun 2005 (GMT)
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18.) When using OpenOffice, new files can be written, but existing files can not be opened, it
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just hangs. Stack trace shows it is attempting to connect to the Mozilla Security libraries.
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The script in /opt/openoffice/program/soffice has this bit of code in it:
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# misc. environment variables
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OPENOFFICE_MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME="$sd_inst/program"
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export OPENOFFICE_MOZILLA_FIVE_HOME
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Commenting this out causes it to work. Security code works as well, you can create signed
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documents provided you install a certificate into firefox first.
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--[[User:JeffreySchiller|JeffreySchiller]] 22:53, 8 Jul 2005 (GMT)
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19) The cheatcode fromhd=/dev/hd?? does not seem to work. In the file "linuxrc"
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(in miniroot.gz), there is the following line.
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case "$CMDLINE" in *fromhd=/dev/*) DEVICES="$fromhd"; ;; esac
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However, I don't think that the variable $fromhd is automatically defined.
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--[[User:gangxiao|gangxiao]] 19:57, 10 Jul 2005 (GMT)
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20) Bug: fusion mpt scsi drives are not found at boot time.
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Diagnostics: in minirt.gz, the module mptscsih.o is included but it depends
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on mptbase.o. If the latter is not loaded before, mptscsih.o cannot be installed.
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Suggested solution: Add /modules/scsi/mptbase.o in minirt.gz, then in the script "linuxrc", try to load it before loading mptscsih.o.
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--[[User:gangxiao|gangxiao]] 10:06, 20 Jul 2005 (GMT)
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