total noob question

[litldevl]

Okay, I'm a total newbie, but I insist on learning linux. I wanted to try it out onlive cd first, so I downloaded and burned Knoppix.

 

When I boot into Knoppix I get: "not enough memory to start kde, 82 mb required."

 

then: "using tmw windowmanager instead. Not all programs in the left-mousebutton-menu will work here."

 

I am running an Intel with2.70Ghz, 248 mb ram

Hd has 121 Gb free space.

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

[anyweb]

what video card in your box ? if its an intel onboard, check your bios, you may be able to allocate more system ram to the video card, try that and reboot into knoppix

 

good luck

 

cheers

 

anyweb

[znx]

Okay, I'm a total newbie, but I insist on learning linux.  I wanted to try it out onlive cd first, so I downloaded and burned Knoppix. 

When I boot into Knoppix I get:  "not enough memory to start kde, 82 mb required."

 

then:  "using tmw windowmanager instead.  Not all programs in the left-mousebutton-menu will work here."

 

I am running an Intel with2.70Ghz, 248 mb ram

Hd has 121 Gb free space.

 

Anyone have any suggestions?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

 

sometimes knoppix cannot detect the full amount of RAM in your system. you can use the so called Cheat Codes to try to specify the amount of RAM.

 

For instance:

Code:

knoppix mem=248M

 

Hope that helps.