I really think that mandrake should make a pre-install of a kernal that
loads video drivers into the ram so that resolution and color depth isn't a
problem. Then it loads a simplified version of a gui of choice. After
installation is complete, it is dumped upon restart and it boots into the
regular lilo.
It should work even for those that still have 32mb of ram in their system.
Plus you'd obviously put in an opt-out selection at first for those that
have an old PC and can't use the enhanced installer.
If done right, it would set a trend with other linux distros and bring linux
ever closer to surpassing windoze.
-----Original Message-----
From: Ian White <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, January 04, 2000 1:17 PM
Subject: [Cooker] Lothar
>Using these versions:
>DrakConf-0.34-9mdk
>drakxtools-1.0-32mdk
>detect-0.9.29-4mdk
>lothar-etherconfig-0.6.2-4mdk
>lothar-soundconfig-0.6.4-3mdk
>lothar-0.5.3-3mdk
>
>The lothar window is a little bit too large for 640x480 and makes it
>difficult to use in this resolution.
>
>Under CPU type I get:
>Vendor: GenuineIntel
>Model: Pentium Pro
>Frequence: 179 MHz
>FPU: Present
>MMX: Present
>3DNow!: Present
>BogoMIPS: 179.00
>Bugs: Not present
>
>Frequence should probably be Frequency. There isn't MMX on this CPU. Also
>how does an PPro get 3DNow?
>For what its worth, my Flags line in /proc/cpuinfo says
>flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov
>
>Under HardDrive:
>Vendor: Unknown
>Model: WDC AC22100H
>Device: /dev/hda
>Bus type: ATAPI/IDE
>
>The vendor is Western Digital
>
>On the upside, my sound card was correctly identified.
>
>Ian
>
>-------------------------------------------
>Ian White
>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
