I love it when people act like it's the end of their life when they have to delete
an extra 100 emails a day... heheh... I'm subscribed to many emailing lists, i don't
even know how to unsubscribe to most of them.. Mostly spam from web sites, but I
just delete them. I don't care. Neither should anyone else...
Quoting Michael Doyle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Take two asprin and have a nice lie down, then you might feel better.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Wheeler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Mandrake Cooker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 11:26 AM
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] hd.img, etc.
>
>
> > this is going to be the last time that i send a request to unsubscribe my
> > email address [EMAIL PROTECTED] from the cooker list. so if you don't
> > unsubscribe me from the list now, i'm going to do something awful like
> send
> > a virus to the main email address plus all other email address's that are
> > included and sent via the damn list. i'm not going to tell/ask you
> assholes
> > to take me off your damn list again. if you don't unsubscribe me from
> your
> > stupid fucking email list, that is nothing but a bunch of crybaby whining
> > bastards who are to stupid to do anything other than piss and moan for
> > nothing. take me off the fucking list or suffer the consequences
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: Mandrake Cooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Date: Thursday, January 13, 2000 5:07 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Cooker] hd.img, etc.
> >
> >
> > >Pixel,
> > >
> > >Using my rpmfind.net server rsync mirror as at 2000 01 12 21 00 GMT to
> > >install Oxygen (or is it now Air?) using hd.img on a floppy:
> > >
> > >>1. The boot: and loading lines following the purple line are now
> > appearing
> > >> on both my MGA G200 8Mb AGP video card and my Trident 9440 video card.
> > >> Good!
> > >>
> > >> For a custom, development, install all groups except Web Server and
> > Network
> > >> Management:
> > >>
> > >> 2. My 32Mb RAM memory machine continues to freeze up, including the
> > mouse
> > >> pointer, with the 'Setup SCSI' LED amber, before the 'Do you have
> SCSI'
> > dialog
> > >> appears. Previously reported. Boo!
> > >
> > >Still happens. More Boo!
> > >
> > >> 3. I proposed a new final step, following 'Configure X" which runs
> > >> updatedb and makewhatis. It still is not there. Boo!
> > >
> > >User instructions still missing. More Boo!
> > >
> > >> 4. Floppy disc management instruction is still inadequate.
> Previously
> > >> reported. Boo!
> > >
> > >Still does not happen. More Boo!
> > >
> > >> 5. Print both pages for a local Laserjet A4 only prints the ASCII
> page.
> > >> Previously reported. Boo!
> > >
> > >Now properly working! Good!
> > >
> > >> 6. X is still not working 'An errror occurred'. It was working
> > before
> > >> the last two updates. Boo!
> > >
> > >X is now working correctly! Cheers!
> > >
> > >6A. The final step of install, following Configure X is still missing.
> > >This step runs updatedb and makewhatis.
> > >
> > > > At runtime:
> > >>
> > >> 7. Networking had been requested. exportfs gives 'command not
> found'.
> > >> Networking packages not installed. Previously reported. Boo!
> > >
> > >Still a big Boo! Networking info must be collected (and saved for
> later)
> > >before 'Install system', becaue it affects the selection of RPMs to
> > install.
> > >
> > >8. Attempting to display the /mnt directory with a KFM window freezes
> > KFM.
> > >Previously reported twice. Big Boo!
> > >
> > >Summary. Mandrake only partially installed. Install is still
> unable
> > to
> > >produce a useful, useable machine.
> > >
> > >----------------
> > >
> > >On my second machine (P5, 32Mb RAM, CD-R ATAPI IDE):
> > >
> > >DrakX still freezes the whole machine, including the mouse cursor with
> the
> > >SCSI devices LED lit amber, and before the dialog about SCSI devices
> > appears.
> > >
> > >Summary. Mandrake will not install.
> > >
> > >BTW, both machines are happily running networked Mandrake 6.1 (After
> > >manually setting the nfs daemon to start at boot).
> > >
> > >--
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >
> > >Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
> > >
> > >
> >
>
Ryan Wahle
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
InnerCite
