"Philip Webb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> i've just completed a test install of 9.2rc2 on a new box.
> i didn't try anything fancy or any kind of extended testing.
>
> (1) i couldn't get my ADSL connection working
> till i ignored the advice in /etc/ppp/pppoe.conf :
>
> Sympatico users in Canada do need to include "@sympatico.ca"
>
> this is the opposite of the truth! when i included it, it didn't work;
> when i omitted it -- as on my present box with 9.0 -- the connection is ok.
>
> (2) if you don't define ADSL as your I/net service during install'n,
> MCC won't do it for you: it insists on believing you're part of a LAN
> & there seems to be no way to change this. even then,
> i had to manually edit pppoe.conf & pap-secrets to get things
> going.
poulpy?
> (3) there is a bad spelling in MCC: 'Services and Deamons': it sb
> 'Daemons'.
there's no such typo in mcc since:
- drakcronat is no more used since Sep 3 2003
- the string is currently fixed (" through crond and atd daemons")
> (4) in KDE, i tried to change the background color of 1 desktop to red
> (it's the one on which i wd normally run a terminal as root),
> but it refuses to change the color, tho' the config screen says it has.
> (well, i use XFCE ordinarily, but it's not among the listed choices
> in 9.2).
laurent?
> (5) despite choosing 'game station' during installation,
> i had to install kdegames by hand later;
> also amazingly, vim wasn't installed by dft (and then the menu says 'vi').
> i chose all groups except multimedia & servers.
dadou?
> (6) generally, the appearance during installation & dft start-up is cheap.
> the 9.1 installation screens looked better & the 9.2 fonts are crude .
> why do you persist with KDE ? why not offer XFCE as dft desktop manager ?
>
> OTOH congratulations! you have finally got the mouse test to work:
> it's something i complained about after installing 9.0 .
>
> HTH (no i don't run cooker, but i assume you want user feedback)
>
> and yes, you can include some ads, if it helps pay the bills.
