i will try and get some testing done. anything specific? i can't get the recursive bug workarounds to work, so that limits what i can test.
On Fri, Mar 15, 2013 at 6:50 AM, Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi wxl, > > well, we didn't get a beta 1 PPC alternate out and I've just been told > that PPC Desktop is oversized. > > Not the end of the world, as we are only at beta 1, but it does flag up > that this issue is not going any where on its own and needs a concerted > 'pull' by the PPC testers to see what we can get sorted out before beta 2 > lands. > > regards, > > Phill. > > On 3 February 2013 19:32, ∅ <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Well I can't make that much of a comment based on such little info but if >> you mess with our video drivers it will be the death of PPC ;-) >> >> I would like no know more about this new kernel format as well as the new >> binaries. Honestly I'm more concerned (maybe excited) about the effect of >> these than oversized isos. >> >> My feeling is that right now we have a lot of G3 users. These early >> machines are the ones that will be most affected by large images whereas >> newer machines can handle DVDs. >> >> On the other hand, those machines are best taken care of through an >> alternate install so as long as those are ok we should be fine. >> >> At this point I would strongly advocate only having the alternate. I >> would love to provide a live CD for people to test with, but between >> wireless and video, and the fact we have limited resources to ensure it >> works right, expecting desktop to work for most people is an unreasonable >> expectation. >> >> When I first started looking for Linux for my Mac, I looked specifically >> for live CDs because I wasn't ready to commit without knowing it would >> work. I can't imagine I'm the only one that felt that way. Us PPC users >> know that we are pretty unsupported, even by Apple. However, if we can make >> alternate really work well, even if it is through documentation, I think it >> will put people's minds at ease. >> >> That's my 2¢. >> wxl >> On Feb 3, 2013 9:17 AM, "Phill Whiteside" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I think that until a fix is found, removing some things from the PPC iso >>> is the least worst choice, as some PPC machines really do not like booting >>> from USB. >>> >>> Walter, I'd appreciate your and the other PPC testers view on this. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Phill. >>> >>> On 3 February 2013 07:51, Julien Lavergne <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Le 01/25/2013 04:27 AM, Phill Whiteside a écrit : >>>> >>>> The Desktop [1] shows as over sized. Would you be so kind as to put >>>>> it on a diet and have it slimmed down :) >>>>> >>>> I didn't forget you :-) >>>> >>>> Currently, I think it's a bug somewhere between the way the desktop ISO >>>> is done, and the new "format" of powerpc kernel (there several new binaries >>>> since 13.04), since alternate is not affected. I need to raise and document >>>> a bug about it. >>>> >>>> In the meantime, I can cut-off some applications not essential to >>>> reduce the size of the ISO. But it will also remove by default those >>>> applications for all installations (not only the desktop ISO). >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Julien Lavergne >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw >>> >> > > > -- > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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