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338Part IIIChoosing and Installing a Linux DistributionSome boot options are available with which you can try to overcome differentissues at boot time. KNOPPIX refers to these options as cheat codes.For a morecomplete list, refer to the file knoppix-cheatcodes.txt, which you ll find in theKNOPPIXdirectory when you mount the CD or the DVD that comes with this bookon any operating system. Many boot options can be used with different Linux systems. So if you are havingtrouble installing or booting a different Linux distribution, you can try any of theseoptions to see if they work. Instead of the word knoppix, you will probably use adifferent word to launch the install or boot process for other distributions (such as linux for Red Hat Linux systems or morphix for Morphix Live-CD, depending onthe distribution). When KNOPPIX first begins the boot process, you see the boot screen, with theboot:prompt at the bottom. The following tables provide boot prompt optionsthat can help you get KNOPPIX running the way you like. Table 11-1 shows optionsto use when you want specific features turned on that may not be turned on bydefault when you boot. Table 11-1Boot Options to Select FeaturesOptionFeatureknoppix lang=??Choose a specific language/keyboard. Replace??with one of the following: cn, de, da, es, fr, it, nl, pl, ru, sk, tr, tw, or us. knoppix desktop=??Instead of using the KDE desktop (kde), replace??with one of the following window managers: fluxbox, icewm, larswm, twm, wmaker, or xfce. knoppix blindStart BrailleTerminal (running without X). knoppix brltty=type,port,tableAdd parameters to use for the Braille device. knoppix wheelmouseFor a wheel mouse, enable IMPS/2 protocol. knoppix nowheelmouseFor a regular PS/2 mouse, force PS/2 protocol. knoppix keyboard=us xkeyboard=usAssign different keyboard drivers to use withtext (shell) and graphical (X). knoppix dmaTurn on DMA acceleration for all IDE drives. knoppix alsaSelect either of these two notations to select knoppix alsa=es1938to use the ALSA driver (do at your own risk). Note18_