Jeanette Russo wrote:
>
> Haven't seen Max Linux, I always liked Max PC. I will have to look for it.
Not a bad magazine if you don't mind a complete lack of detail. I get
the feeling it's written for the 14 yr. olds in the audience who just
want to "be cool" running Linux.
If you're looking for a good Linux magazine, I'd suggest either Linux
Journal or Linux Magazine (pretty new publication). Linux Journal is
damn hard-core, Linux Magazine has a couple hard-core articles, mostly
high-level information. Maximum Linux carries up the rear with
absolutely minimal useful information. Maybe it's just because it's
their premiere issue, I dunno.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Steve Philp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 10:55 PM
> Subject: [expert] WARNING! Maximum Linux CD BAD!
>
> > Good evening all, I hope noone minds a brief distraction from the
> > "bugs!" discussion thread!
> >
> > I picked up the inaugural issue of Maximum Linux (from the fine gents
> > that bring us Maximum PC every month) because Mandrake 6.0 was included
> > on the cover CD.
> >
> > I have to admit that I've been running Red Hat 6.0 for the past few
> > weeks and this is my first experience with Mandrake's latest effort.
> >
> > The magazine listed the CD as bootable, but I was unable to get it to
> > boot from my new CD-RW. No biggie, I hooked up the old CDROM and
> > installed from there. Installation went without a hitch, and MaxLinux
> > was nice enough to include all but around 7M of updates.
> >
> > However, I'm now having a problem trying to use the CD-RW as a CDROM
> > drive. Attempts to read from the drive get continual errors like:
> >
> > end_request: I/O error, dev 03:40 (hdb), sector 1197548
> > hdb: cdrom_read_intr: data underrun (4
> > blocks)
> >
> > Plugging in the normal CDROM yields clean transfers, so I've discounted
> > the possibility of cable or motherboard problems. Using another CD in
> > the drive doesn't show any problems either.
> >
> > I've got to admit that installing from the magazine CD was quite
> > possibly THE WORST experience I've ever had. I ended up doing an
> > extremely basic install, copying files "by hand" onto the hard drive,
> > then installing everything and pruning out things I didn't need.
> >
> > So, if anyone happens to wonder by the magazine rack and figure they'll
> > pick up a nice Mandrake CD from the magazine, THINK AGAIN. THIS CD IS
> > JUNK.
> >
> > I'm in the process of copying files from the CD onto my hard drive so I
> > can burn a new copy of it. Wish me luck!
> >
> > --
> > Steve Philp
> > Network Administrator
> > Advance Packaging Corporation
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
