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You have to infect your computer with U3, in order to use their software to clean your USB key. The U3 removal software searches for a valid U3 installation before removing it! There seems to be no way to just wipe U3 cleanly away, unfortunately. To my knowledge, U3 has not yet been reverse-engineered, and the U3 vendors are secretive, so there's no way to manipulate it from Linux. Removing U3 is highly recommended, and will free up additional space on your USB key, as well as eliminate a source of potential conflicts.įind a Windows machine, and try these programs to uninstall U3. Unfortunately, many newer USB keys come with "U3" Windows software ( badware?) preinstalled. Make sure SanDisk U3 is not installed on the USB key.Back up all data on your USB key, because we will be erasing and reformatting it!.It's a function of how large your USB key is, and how much free space you want to have remaining on the USB key after completing installation of Knoppix onto it. For Knoppix 7, use the latest version (I have tested only 7.2.0). For Knoppix 6, I recommend version 6.2.1 for both DVD and CD.

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Download a Knoppix image and burn it to CD or DVD.įor Knoppix 5, I recommend version 5.3.1 for DVD, or version 5.1.1 for CD.

It was originally posted to the forums: Preparation This is a "recipe" for creating a Knoppix bootable USB key. Knoppix 6 has better support for newer hardware, and does a better job of handling your encrypted home directory on USB.

Knoppix 5 will work better on older hardware, and has a larger selection of preinstalled software. Knoppix 5 and newer boot rather nicely from a USB key. The beauty of having your operating system boot from a USB key is that it becomes easily interchangeable, unlike a permanent installation on your hard drive! However, they have updated Linux kernel and drivers, so will work better with newer hardware. Later Knoppix versions stripped out much of this functionality, unfortunately.

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However, if you want to learn how these tools work their magic, read on.Įven though Knoppix 5 is rather out of date these days, I still believe it set the high water mark for being packed full of useful software, both for system repair/recovery purposes, and for general productive use. Also, the UNetbootin package can perform this installation automatically for you. Knoppix 6 and 7 also have their own built-in utility to create a USB key after booting from the CD, so using that might work easier. However, Knoppix 6.2.1 is once again useful, and these instructions also work (with a minor change described below) for Knoppix 6 and 7. I tried early versions of Knoppix 6 and it was so stripped down that I did not want it on my USB key, as many of the useful tools were no longer there. These instructions were originally written for Knoppix 5.