Stephen Thomas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just installed RC2 and ran into a couple of problems that I noticed in RC1
> but didn't report.
>
> 1. When installing on a system with one network card and a dial-up modem
> CookFire sets eth0 as the LAN as well as the Internet interface.
>
> 2. When installing on a system with one network card and a dial-up modem you
> can configure the modem during install but it doesn't save any of the modem
> settings. You have to go back and configure it with the admin interface.
Hi there,
1. and 2. Ok, so the script that updates the information provided during the
installation should be slightly modified. We'll have a look at it, same
thing for 3.
> 3. When setting up a dial-up modem it doesn't allow you to customized the
> terminal based authentication. I had to use "vi" and edit
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/chat-ppp0. I had to add the lines:
> 'name:' 'my_login_name'
> 'word:' 'my_password'
>
> 4. Is it possible to include Midnight Commander in the install? It is so much
> easier to use to customize the files. I know we are trying to keep the size
> of the distro down and security is the primary concern but "vi" is such a
> pain.
>
> 5. It looks like there is still stuff executing during startup that doesn't
> need to.
> Example: Setting User and Group Quotas and Building Window Manager Sessions
> (Are these really necessary?)
>
4. and 5. The base system comes from a Mandrake 7.2 distro so, we won't
modify all that part despite some extra useless configuration scripts.
Vi it's not that difficult ...
Sincerely,
--
Florin http://www.mandrakesoft.com
