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does mandrake not have a feature like cvsup, where you can just download =
the upgrade, or the source code to compile it all locally? from what i =
know compiling source locally is supposed to work a lot better than =
using precompiled binaries... but then im not an expert either (read: =
still having to run windows)
----- Original Message -----=20
From: CMB=20
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 25, 2002 10:03 PM
Subject: [brluglist] Mandrake 8.2 letdowns...
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>does mandrake not have a feature like =
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [brluglist] Mandrake =
8.2=20
letdowns...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Got, installed, and configured =
Mandrake 8.2=20
tonight and I can't help being disappointed for the following=20
reasons...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<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=20
way 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=20
bugged me for personal information - my system did not respond at =
all to=20
key-board 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.=20
(really 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=20
to 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=20
slow ( </FONT><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>I run a=20
P3-450 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=20
run 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></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>
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