Run Knoppix from Windows

The following tutorial covers the process of running Knoppix persistently from a portable USB flash drive using Qemu from a Windows 98, XP or Vista host PC without ever rebooting. Most of your personal settings and changes are automatically saved back to the stick and restored at boot via the Persistence image. This is accomplished using Qemu emulation software in conjunction with a persistent virtual hard disk image file for saving and restoring changes.

NOTE: This tutorial is Old and may no longer work as well as intended.

Knoppix Running on Windows via Qemu

Distribution Home Page: knoppix.org

Quemu Home Page: Qemu.org

Minimum Flash Drive Capacity: 1GB

Persistent Feature: Yes

Qemu Emulated Knoppix basic essentials:

• 1GB + USB flash drive
• A Windows Host computer
• Knoppix 5.1 ISO
• KnOW.exe

Qemu Emulated Knoppix USB installation procedure:

1. Download KnOW.exe and launch, a KnOW folder is created
2. Download the Knoppix Linux ISO and move it to the KnOW directory
3. Click the LaunchKP.bat from the KnOW folder to start Knoppix
4. Press Enter at the boot prompt
5. At the Knoppix-Configuration prompt, to use the home persistence option, Click OK

If all goes well you should now be booting into Knoppix on Windows

Posted under: USB Virtual Machine Emulation