Axalon Bloodstone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> On Sun, 26 Dec 1999, Mircea Ciocan wrote:
>
> > Hi, my name is Mircea, I'm from Romania and tried to install the 24 dec
> > version.
> > Here is my experience and observations:
> >
> > Background:
> > Me: Long time SLackware user and willing to try something SysVish.
> > Machine: PII-375, 128MB, Riva ZX-128, HD Quantum Eclipse 10 Gb, PS2
> > mouse, sondcard Creative Labs PCI 64V(es1371).
> >
> > I d'loaded the 24 dec floppy image and started a ftp install.
> >
> > The boot procedure was ok, I select ftp when prompted and proceed.
> > Problems encounterd in stage 1:
> > 1.1) I have 2 net cards in the test machine ( A Tulip 10/100 and a
> > Realteck 8029 NE2000 PCI). While both was recognized OK the Tulip card
> > was found first and configured, I think is a good thing to let the user
> > choose on a multi interface machine what card to use.
Yes, the problem is that we're really short in space on the floppy.
The other one is network install is not a priority ;-)
Hopefully there in next release!
[...]
> > 2.4) Maybe related, GTK cryed:
> > GDK-warning: shmget failed at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm
> > line 772
>
> FBDev doesn't support it on vesafb. Likely not at all but i'm not so
> positive about that.
> Ignore it.
in fact it cries cuz' the boot kernel do"es not have IPC built-in (to save
space)
>
> > After selecting language and keyboard the following problems were
> > spotted ( or spitted :):
> >
> > 3.1) Gtk complaining that glib was compiled without locale support:
> > Gdk-warning: locale not supported by C library at
> > /usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm line 240.
>
i thought this have been corrected by now. Alas i didn't test in every language
(too many :)
[...]
> >
> > 4.1) A maybe important file missing or an overzelous condition
> > reported:
> > Error reading file /mnt/root/auto_inst.cfg.pl at
> > /usr/bin/perl-install/install_any.pm line 455
>
> I've been wondering about this myself. (just looked again) And am still
> wondering.
> What the h*ll is it doing Pixel..?
>
This was an attempt to rescue information from a previous unsuccessfull install.
An attempt only most of the time...
> > After all that went well enough, the package list was about to be
> > downloaded and dispached but few issues creept out:
> >
> > 5.1) Again a longish download and search without progress bar, or
> > "please wait", and system seems to be frozen for a while.
>
> To mis-quote Pixel when i ask the same thing,
> "If you knew how much bloat that added you'd quit asking"
> I quit asking for them obviously, this is where the "please wait" dialogs
> came in
:)
thanks, cu Pixel (bloody 28.8)
