If these issues are so important to you, why don't you find out what RH does different and submit a patch?
Quoting Robert Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > DISCLAIMER: This is NOT intended to be negative about Mandrake 9.0 and > please don't flame me. I am just frustrated that some of the problems > which I saw during the Beta phase were not resolved. > > Mandrake 9.0 is great, no question. Although I try other distros to > stay on top of things - I am most comfortable with Mandrake and their > ways. I really like 9.0 - but I am a bit disappointed about two > issues. > > I have been a frequent contributer to this list for quite some time - > and I have repeatedly reported several "irritating" issues I have (more > with notebook stuff) - I guess you can call them bugs, but not > everybody > will come across these problems - and experienced Linux users can find > workarounds (except for the ATI Radeon problem) > > Specifically, I have TWO different notebooks - an older Gateway 9150XL > with a Xircom RealPort 10/100 PC-Card and a CS46XX sound chipset. The > other notebook is relatively new - a Compaq Evo N600c with an ATI > Radeon > M6 graphic chipset. > > My problems are as follows (even with the FINAL Mandrake 9.0): > > On the Gateway - the sound configuration after initial install > sometimes > is screwy and echos several times - and most boot ups it works well, > but > every once and a while it loads the wrong modules (OSS) instead of the > Alsa stuff. More annoying is with the Xircom Realport card - which I > reported many times before during the development process - During > install it works fine, but after install it only initializes in > HALF-DUPLEX mode. Under RedHat 8.0 , SuSE 8.0, and Winblows products > on > the very same machine I don't have these issues. > > Now for the the Compaq Evo N600c - and the ATI Radeon M6 - which I also > reported a few times on this list. When 9.0 is installed on this > notebook - the graphics work fine! But if I change to a console > (Ctrl-Alt-F1) and then back to the X session (Ctrl-Alt-F7) the X locks > up (as well as the keyboard!) and the system becomes unusable (and YES > I > tried the ALT-SysRQ-R magic keys without success). Even SSHing into the > notebook and killing the X (init 3 for example) doesn't help. > > I just tried RedHat 8.0 on the same Compaq notebook and it works > without > a flaw with the Radeon Mobility M6 chipset. Also the font aliasing > under Redhat is consistent throughout and looks very nice. > > I have to admit, when I use Redhat or SuSE - I don't feel at "home" - > because I like Mandrake's offering better as a WHOLE. But because the > ATI Radeon problem I have - I can't use Mandrake's latest and greatest > on this particular notebook > > I wish some of these things were caught during the Cooker phase and I > hope and pray they will be quickly resolved. The devil is truly in the > details! > > I understand the enormous challenges of creating a solid, bug free > distribution - but these kind of little details shouldn't slip through. > > I am still and remain a dedicated user (and hope to contribute to the > next round of Cooker) > > I thank you all for your time. > > R.Fox > > > > > Wes Kurdziolek VT CS Lab Linux Systems Administrator E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
