Matthew Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
[...]
> First, I still can't select exactly which packages to install from the
> text-based installer. I would appreciate that, even if the packages
> aren't separated into groups as they are in the graphical installer.
alas it is not a priority... not enough people use the newt install :-/
if someone wants to contribute :)
>
> X doesn't work with my Neomagic 256AV card (at least it doesn't when I
> have my full-sized monitor plugged into my laptop). When I tested it, the
> monitor turned off for a few seconds, and then the display was dim for the
> rest of the installation. But I guess that's a problem with the driver,
> not the installer.
well, we workaround for a few cards. please give the output of lspcidrake (or
/proc/bus/pci/devices) so that i can add it to "bad_cards" ;p
>
> Is Emacs installed automatically in the "Recommended" installation
> class? It wasn't installed in my custom installation, though it was easy
> for me to install it myself with urpmi.
emacs-X11 51 0 69
aka, installed for ~1G installs in recommended, and in ~500MB installs in devel.
>
> I notice that the /etc/profile.d/lang.csh script runs the consoletype
> program, which is located in /sbin so that it's not in a regular user's
> PATH.
ok fixing
>
> When I boot, kudzu tells me that my sound card (an ESS AudioDrive
> Solo-1) has been removed and asks me whether I should remove the
> configuration or keep it. If I choose to keep it, the sound card works.
uh? chmouel?
[...]
> Finally, I noticed that the mailcap package isn't installed; at least it
> wasn't in my custom installation (and I couldn't select individual
> packages). Is it supposed to be installed in the
> "Recommended" installation class? If not, how do applications such as Web
> browsers, file managers, and email clients associate helper apps with file
> types?
i don't think a lot of packages use mailcap, or the require is missing...
thanks, cu Pixel.
