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Got, installed, and configured Mandrake 8.2 tonight and I can't help =
being disappointed for the following reasons...
1. The default install on my system took a while (approx 45 minutes) as =
compared to 8.0 which took considerably less.
2. The install did not allow me the option of not installing the =
bootloader (perhaps because I chose recommended?)
3. The install didn't allow me to set up x the way I wanted to... (maybe =
for the same reason)
4. Booting up seemed much slower than usual. ( I use loadlin from a dos =
boot....fast)
5. Upon booting my system and logging in for the first time, I was =
confronted by the "Mandrake First Time Wizard" which pretty much =
prevented K from loading properly (i.e. up popped an app that bugged me =
for personal information - my system did not respond at all to key-board =
input, so I was locked out)
6. Getting into the second time worked; I discovered that the install =
program had misconfigured the audio (yamaha on-board) despite having =
detected and reported it correctly. (really no beg deal, I've never had =
this actually work...much less detect properly...)
7. K would take an eternity to launch an app. (5 to 15 seconds...) =20
The hardware I run is not ultra-fast or ultra slow ( I run a P3-450 =
w/128M) and it's performance was excellent with Mandrake 8.0 (I skipped =
8.1)
I'm going to try again tommorrow; if I remain vehemently unimpressed and =
bothered by it, I will go back to 8.0. (I usually run 2 or 3 different =
installs before I figure out what I want from the distro ... this was my =
first/second...)
Has anyone else experiemented with 8.2? =20
Thanks
Craig
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Got, installed, and configured Mandrake =
8.2 tonight=20
and I can't help being disappointed for the following =
reasons...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>1. The default install on my system =
took a while=20
(approx 45 minutes) as compared to 8.0 which took considerably=20
less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>2. The install did not allow me the =
option of not=20
installing the bootloader (perhaps because I chose =
recommended?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>3. The install didn't allow me to set =
up x the way=20
I wanted to... (maybe for the same reason)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>4. Booting up seemed much slower than =
usual. ( I=20
use loadlin from a dos boot....fast)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>5. Upon booting my system and logging =
in for the=20
first time, I was confronted by the "Mandrake First Time Wizard" which =
pretty=20
much prevented K from loading properly (i.e. up popped an app that =
bugged=20
me for personal information - my system did not respond at all to =
key-board=20
input, so I was locked out)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>6. Getting into the second time worked; =
I=20
discovered that the install program had misconfigured the audio (yamaha=20
on-board) despite having detected and reported it correctly. =
(really=20
no beg deal, I've never had this actually work...much less detect=20
properly...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>7. K would take an eternity to launch =
an app. (5 to=20
15 seconds...) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The hardware I run is not ultra-fast or =
ultra slow=20
( </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I =
run a P3-450=20
w/128M) and it's performance was excellent with Mandrake 8.0 (I skipped=20
8.1)</FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I'm going to try again tommorrow; if I =
remain=20
vehemently unimpressed and bothered by it, I will go back to 8.0. (I =
usually run=20
2 or 3 different installs before I figure out what I want from the =
distro ...=20
this was my first/second...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Has anyone else experiemented with=20
8.2? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Craig</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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