Ron, > >> 8.1 in order to get the CDRW to work. 8.1 seems to break stuff. These >> problems probably can be fixed but an upgrade should never break >> stuff that's already working on an earlier version. > >True, and I hope that Mdk works on that. Note, though, that big, >whole-system upgrades are fraught with peril. It's hit-or-miss >with all OSs. Left-over libraries, changed file locations, etc., >all conspire to make upgrades chancy.
Then maybe you can explain (it's a question, not criticism): 1. Why complaints are rampant in the newbie's list (I'm one of them) for fresh installs. 2. Why things that seemed to work, gradually stop working (personally happens to me, and I'm careful not to mess around w/ "su"). 3. Why most complaints are directed at: CDs (R or RW), floppy mounts, media players and the forever illusive sound. 4. Why people complaint that machines that worked just fine with previous versions of Mkd are now slow. Hmmm, was this a vent too ? 8-0 Someone else said (once again it's a question): "I must say the original Download version is somewhat buggy (compiling etc...), but the PowerPack which I recently purchased seems to fix a lot of the problems. Mind you it could be a marketing ploy ;-)." Anyone, anymore comments on this? After all I download this stuff to test it. If it's not good I don't want it, and if it's not available for download I can't test it. I know, I know "good" is so subjective... ;-) Ken and anyone else, I would like to compare some answers to these questions: 1. What's your hardware like (an oldie, RAM)? 2. What is your install source (iso images, bought and paid for CDs)? 3. What type of problem do you have (initial install, upgrade, post-install administration or just standard usage)? BTW, stupid question, where's the link that a newbie may report bugs to? Can anyone confirm/deny these problems: 1. Creating boot floppies generates empty initrd.img. 2. DMA time-outs on prevouslly working Chipsets/drives. 3. Sound card correctly detected but not working. 4. Access to CD not correctly set-up (permissions and). 5. Using command line configuration, KDE configuration and/or Mdk's configuration seems to wreak havoc on the system. TIA. Hugo.
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