Ed, Does that mean you confirm problems 1) 2) and 4) .
Thanks. Hugo. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Tharp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2001 11:53 AM Subject: Re: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! > I agree thheese are problems, and I wonder if 8.1 will have an update (like > 7.2 had for cups) or if anyone knows when the first "freq" for 8.1 will be > out. > > On Thursday 29 November 2001 05:24, you wrote: > > Hi Hugo, > > > > I can confirm 1) 2) and 4) below. I had no problems with the sound card and > > I personally feel that (1) and (4) are serious errors that were overlooked > > by the release team/ testers, while 2 is extremely irritating. See my posts > > subject Solution -- MDK 8.1 CD & FLOPPY cannot be mounted for seeing the > > ridiculous amount of work that I had to put because the Mandrake release > > team decided on all sorts of experimental stuff in their 2.4.8 kernel. > > > > Somewhat advanced users can solve these problems, but for newbies and > > others who are not technically inclined, these are definitely dead end > > problems and will serve to further the image Linux has as a "programmers'" > > Operating System. > > > > Arnab > > > > > 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. > > > > *************************************************************************** > >* ********************** > > This email (including any attachments) is intended for the sole use of the > > intended recipient/s and may contain material that is CONFIDENTIAL AND > > PRIVATE COMPANY INFORMATION. Any review or reliance by others or copying or > > distribution or forwarding of any or all of the contents in this message is > > STRICTLY PROHIBITED. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact > > the sender by email and delete all copies; your cooperation in this regard > > is appreciated. > > *************************************************************************** > >* ********************** > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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