From: Irwan Setia FYI
---------------------- Forwarded by Irwan Setia/966720/Singapore/APR/EKC on 30/11/2001 13:40 --------------------------- Arnab_Ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 30/11/2001 13:25:51 To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: Subject: RE: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! Just add nobiospnp to the same line, like this : > append="?????? nobiospnp" Also add append = "nobiospnp" after every root=/dev/??? line in /etc/lilo.conf and then run /sbin lilo. Reboot after that. Do not change any other appends as that might affect something else. Arnab > ---------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 11:48 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! > > > From: Irwan Setia > > Dear Arnab, > > The original /etc/lilo.conf also has its append=??????, should I erase di > append and change with nobiospnp? > > Thanks > > > > > Arnab_Ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 30/11/2001 11:36:26 > > To: "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > cc: > Subject: RE: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! > > > Dear Irwan, > > Well Irwan in a majority of cases append="nobiospnp" seems to have worked > and it should unless there is something special with the configuration. > > By the way, after adding the line to /etc/lilo.conf did you run /sbin/lilo > in a terminal as root user? Do try, I agree with you that nothing is > perfect. > > Regds, > Arnab > > > > > ---------- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED][SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 7:05 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: RE: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! > > > > > > From: Irwan Setia > > > > Hi Arnab, > > > > I have done your suggestion to put append="nobiospnp on /etc/lilo.conf > in > > order to make Floppy works, > > but the problem was not solved, I still can not mount Floppy. I have > face > > this problem more than one month and feel frustation to Linux. > > > > I have tried many distro, but no one is perfect. > > RH 7.1 can not boot Win XP > > Suse 7.n Can not connect to domino server (I used wine to install Lotus > > Notes) > > Mandrake 8.1 can not mount Floppy or probably also can not mount CD > > > > Regards > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Arnab_Ganguly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>@linux-mandrake.com on > 29/11/2001 > > 17:24:05 > > > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > To: "'Hugo Ferreira'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > "'[EMAIL PROTECTED]'" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > Subject: RE: [expert] 8.1 Piece of Crap! > > > > > > 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. 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