THE INFAMOUS <evil7@sQa> writes:

>     I installed Mandrake 7.0(oxygen 3)... I've found one or two bugs.....
>  #1 During the install(well the network configuration) all goes well with
> configuring IF eth0, it even pulls up the network/IF so I can download openssl,
> openssh, and such. Problem is, it doesn't add 'alias eth0 3c509' to
> '/etc/conf.modules'. So upon boot bringing up interface eth0 fails. I just went
> in and added the line myself and all is fine. But a newbie would have no clue
> what to do.

a newbie don't have the choice to install crypto packages.

i added a conf.modules write just before the crypto step, thanks.

>   #2 During the install, if I don't choose expert mode it probes for PCI devices
> and SCSI interfaces.. It finds the scsi card for my Acer-prisa scanner and pulls
> up an insmod error, which is find because I don't expect there to be a module
> for the card that was given with my scanner. 

could you tell what the error during insmod is? it is on console 7

> The problem is the error keeps
> poping back up, now I know I can just click on to the next step(even though the
> error pops up through every step right to the end) but someone new would think
> they're f4x0r3ing their box and/or simply confuse the hell out of 'em.

known problem. I'll try to fix it.

>   #3 This bug/problem is beyond me. There's a buzzing sound. If I'm in the
> console scrolling through a log file with pico or vi, moving my mouse around; or
> in X moving my mouse around, moving windows around, even downloading causes a
> buzz. At first I thought it was GPM so I killed it. Still buzzing. Reconfigured
> X. Still buzzing. So I said 'hmmmmmmm' loaded Mandrake 6.1(helios) back up and
> Wa-la, no buzz. I have no idea why. But if you come up with anything let me
> know.

really no idea :(

>   Mandrake 7.0 looks very promising and I fully support you cats and your
> efforts.
>  One or two suggestions. Change the interface of the install where you choose
> individual packages, I found it and so did many other people VERY confusing, as
> to what was selected and what was not(maybe we're just used to text/ansi
> installs).

yeah, a lot of people whine about this :-/

alas we can't change it for 7.0 ;-(

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