--- Snip --- Can anyone confirm/deny these problems: 1. Creating boot floppies generates empty initrd.img. 2. DMA time-outs on previously 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.
---snip--- 1) This may be true only due to the fact that a kernel AND initrd.img will not fit on the same floppy disk, which the floppy disk creator tries to do. I haven't played with it enough. 2) Nope, no problems on 32+ systems I've upgraded, varying from LX's thru AliMagik's and Vias. I have noticed (which may be the reason you talk about this) that the kernel (not Mandrake per-se) now enables DMA on IDE chains that sometimes (due to misconfiguration) cannot handle this... I.E. A CD-ROM on the same channel as a UDMA-33 Hard drive, etc. This has caused a freeze or timeout, until I either changed a cable or moved devices around a bit. Linux also exacerbates an already existing problem with mixing drives from different manufacturers, and of course Civilme's often complained about HD data CRC's vis-�-vis Western Digital drives... 3) Nope. Normally this is because the user has not elected a full installation. Many programs and scripts are interrelated. When you omit something you get into strange situations. For the most part LM8.1 has done a fine job detecting and supporting previously non working sound chipsets including brain damaged integrated motherboard chips... With a few exceptions, such as already inherent configuration issues... 4) Nope. Again I've had no trouble. Most people overlook that device perms have been changed with 8.1 and the security settings are handled differently. No one bothers to look in /etc/secure... 5) Nope again. I've had no problems with this. The "firewall" configuration and other wizards do want to exclusively control setting things up, so when users go back in and use other techniques they are working at cross purposes. That said, there is always a problem or two that may escape testing, however LM8.1 has NEVER "Wreaked Havoc" on any of my systems so far... -JMS
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