Hi all,
I've tried yesterday to install the latest beta version, after mirroring from
ftp.ciril.ir. So, an "hd-install".
Installation would be perfect except that
1. Trying to install "/" onto a SOFTWARE-RAID-1 partition, just saying "ok"
to DiskDrake, I'm prompted with "An error occurred: unknown device (md0)". I
tried to build the raid after installation and it's ok, so I guess it's an
installer's problem not a kernel problem...
For the rest, during installation, it is all very nice and functional.
I had some troubles using the beta anyway>
2. Fonts in KDE are broken (qt-2.3 problems?)
3. Cdrecord is OK, but simple user cannot use xcdroast, even adding his login
name in cdwiters group and chowning root.cdwriters the xcdroast binari:
[claudio@localhost claudio]$ /usr/bin/xcdroast
** WARNING **: X-CD-Roast does not seem to have the correct permissions set
** WARNING **: So do as root something like that: (and read the Manual)
chown root:cdwrite /usr/bin/xcdroast; chmod 2755 /usr/bin/xcdroast
4. Please **DO NOT** use supermount by default!!!
5. Trying "df" as as user, it need 30 seconds because it searches even for
floppy and/or cdrom that are EMPTY! (maybe a related supermount problem...)
6. The new lilo is wonderful, but I cannot see the way to pass him any
command line like "linux init 1" during the bootup stage!
7. gcombust should require cdlabelgen to be completely functional...
8. I use 2 (TWO) hard disk for my raid, and I have two swap partitions.
Installer should detect both of them and add them in fstab, possibly with
"pri=1" option if raid system is detected... but it's just a dream of mine og
course :~)
AND NOW... POSITIVE REMARKS!
1. ppp if perfectly working. Maybe an impression but the new kernel is a
miracle!
2 kvirc correctly works... strange, it's usually the last application that I
can use! ;-P
3. The hd's speed is something never seen!!!
[root@localhost RPMS]# hdparm -tT /dev/md0
/dev/md0:
Timing buffer-cache reads: 128 MB in 0.84 seconds =152.38 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 64 MB in 2.04 seconds = 31.37 MB/sec
4. Nautilus is wonderfullllllll ;o)
5. Evolutions is GREAT... it will change M$Outlook in a stupid game ;P
Thanks for the great job you're making,
Claudio
