On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, Don Head wrote:
> Okay, my first install of Oxygen. Didn't go as planned, but nothing works
> right the first time anyway. Here's as much debugging info as I can give
> you. Enjoy!
>
> - network.img from /images/ on Oxygen 2 ISO from linuxberg.com
> - NFS install
> - Oxygen 2 ISO from linuxberg.com mounted via loopback on NFS server
> - Install (not upgrade)
> - Expert
> - Development
>
> Machine installing to: (previously running RH61 fine)
> - Pentium 75
> - 32MB RAM
> - 1.2GB HD IDE
> - SMC 10/100 PCI NIC running at 10MB on DHCP ("Epic" I believe is what it
> detects as, works great under RH and MDK)
> - S3 Trio 64V+ Video Card
> - SoundBlaster 16 SCSI
> - 12X CD-ROM IDE
> - MS 2 Button Serial Mouse, COM 1
>
> (Kept previous partitioning scheme from Disk Druid under RH61, just
> reformatted)
> hda1 - /boot - 11MB
> hda5 - swap - 64MB
> hda6 - / - 1115MB
*drool* details :) thanks
> 1). There seems to be a typo in the individual package selection:
>
> kde
> - deloppment
> - - tools
> - - - cervisia
> - - - kdbg
> - - - kdevelop
>
> What is "deloppment" ? I have a feeling it's supposed to be "development",
> but I'm not sure, so I'm checking.
Reversing an elopment? ;)
> 2.) When I went to deselect the "tetex" package, I got the following
> error, and it instantly jumped to the next step, "Install System", and began
> installing the packages, even though I hadn't told it I was ready to do that
> yet..
>
> An error occured
> Bad Package Tetex
>
> Oh well. Didn't want it anyway. Too bad it didn't let me finish selecting
> packages, though. =(
:/ this is an error in compss (still)
> 3.) After installing the packages I got a chance to select, I went on,
> configuring the next steps (networking, timezone, printer, root password,
> bootdisk, LILO). When I got to "Configure X", it froze. Solid. No mouse.
> No Ctrl-Alt'ing to a console. No Ctrl-Alt-Backspace. No Num-lock response.
> No Ctrl-Alt-Delete, even. No warning. =(
>
> Oh well, the install was fun, I'll start over again. Best installation
> program I've ever seen. =)
Install is completed at this point.
Pixel, it would be really nice to remount the "main" fs's ro untill the
test returns good. This way the filesystems should be clean in case of
lock up.
> 4.) No non-GPL version of MySQL (at least I didn't see one..). What's up
> with that?
License issues.. Whats wrong with the GPL version..
> Once again, the installation program was top notch. WAY above Corel's
> (still a lil buggy), WAY above Red Hat 6.1's (very bloated, individual
> package selection was a NIGHTMARE), and a step above what I've seen of
> Caldera's (although, the Tetris was a REALLY NICE idea on their part.. how
> about making "fortune" a mandatory component, installing its package first,
> and having it display fortunes every 15 seconds during the package install
> process? Can't be anything wrong with that..).
>
> In conclusion, awesome job.
>
> Don Head
> Linux Mentor
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