Terrapin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Tried out the "beginners" hd install from ext2 /usr/local/cooker for the first > time. > > 1) it skipped mouse config (which was good as generic PS/2 w/ emulation does > not cause my Intellipoint wheel mouse to die at x configuration). I did have to > run mouseconfig after booting into Mandrake. This was not a problem because the > mouse worked OK as a two button mouse. > ok, i understand what you mean, you didn't choose the right mouse so that the X configuration test work. That's a way. Only wishing there was another one... > 2) it skipped keyboard config > > 3) named my dos partitions dos_C and dos_D. Fstab entries were made, but no > mount points. I had to make fstab entry for /usr/local (install path). Maybe > add comment here to: "right click on parition to name". I deleted and changed > the sizes of several partitions, rebooted and continued. Maybe "reboot" button > for this event instead of "ctrl-alt-delete". i don't understand, it should tell you: ``you'll have to reboot'' (or alike) and then it tells you (when you quit diskdrake) `` you have to reboot'' and it reboots when you click ok. > 3) chose the 645/2763 package selection without looking at what it would install > (a beginner wouldn't understand much of the packages anyway) and this gave me a > very good workstation configuration. Just had to add ppp (plus few rpm related > fixes) and I was up and running. (wrong ppp for kernel-2.2.x - I commented out > alias' in conf.modules as usual) ok > The beginners package selection is going to be confusing. Maybe > descriptive levels. Could be in documentation what you get for each level ( > very general like newt install) planned :) (today hopefully) > > 4) don't like the fact that ALL translations of man-pages and ISO were > installed. Maybe this can be tagged to selected language? Should have man-pages > as default. They're good to have. Just not all languages. > planned. i'll do it today! > 5) package installations times are off by around 50% extra. Newt install does > fairly good job. Maybe comment at bottom should read: > "Selected packages are now being installed." without the "..... should only take > a few minutes" It took about 28 minutes for my install. yes, i try not to read the help at the bottom. Not my job (how i hate writing docs...) 8-) > > 6) a few dependencies not installed (separate email) > > 7) latest initscripts doesn't run kdm so I changed prefdm - link to > /usr/bin/kdm > chmouel know this. Should get fixed. > 8) work around for installing kdelibs (thanks) > > 9) first time all the way through using mouse. > > Looking better and better..... :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
