Roubchinsky George wrote: > > Hi from Russia! > > Dear colleagues!.. Expecially from Russia! > Are there anyone Mandrake user in Russia here? Are there anyone tried to use > RUSSIAN language at the installation process?? > > There's one BUG - little bug, not critical, but BUG, was detected by me > yesterday. > > Mandrake-Linux 6.0 release , which I' ve downloaded in ISO from one of > official FTP mirrors - > have a BROKEN image in /images folder, boot-ol.img. It is not a "bad" ISO, > it was burned correctly and not only ISO - > at ftp://sunsite.org.uk/packages/Mandrake/6.0/images - too. > > In more details - boot-ol.img has a BROKEN initrd, which cause system to > "_HANG_" at the booting > process. Cause of the broken _RAM_DISK_ - i.e., initrd.img. > > I use Mandrake 5.2 and 5.3 before, but 6.0 is first version with "Russian > locale in Box". > > It's not a bad floppy or "buggy PC", > I' ve tested on several PCs and several floppies. You can CHECK it to > improve that I'm right. > > Althought I can easy use English, and I used it in 5.2 or 5.3, but - I want > to use RUSSIAN language NOW. > For having the LOCALE/KDE customization/interface in Russian. > > If I'm use boot.img for diskette creation - It works fine, but if I choose > Russian language - there are many > error messages alike "can not find file... tr". I.E. - It not works at the > beginning, but I can continue installation any way, after > several screenz - messages became Russian, but I'm not sure this method is > correct for Russian locale settings.. > > If I'm use ANY of boot-XX.img _other_ than -OL -- similar situation: I can > choose Russian, > but It does not work pure/correct. All other images than boot-ol.img - WORKS > WELL, without hanging. BUT - > > AND - if I'm use boot-ol.img for discette creation - It FAILS afted trying > to load RAMDISK.. > As I'm tested - it is besause of BROKEN initrd.img IN file boot-ol.img. > > As written in /images/readme -- for RUS lang. I SHOULD USE this image, > boot-ol, not some other. But It's broken. > > What can You suggest for Me and OTHER RUSSIAN USERS?.. > Can You fix this image and can I download It separately for correct Russian > installation. > > Thank You very much!.. ��������� �������! ���, �������� �� ������ � ����� image. ������ ������, �������� � ������������, ���� �������. �� (IPLabs Linux Team) ��������� ��, ���������� ��� ������� �������. Linux-Mandrake 6.0 RE ������ �� ��������� ������ � �� ������� ��� ������������ ������, � ��� �� ������ �� (� ��� �������� ) Mandrakesoft. ���� ������ �������� RE ����� � �������, ���������� � IPLabs (www.iplabs.ru/Linux). Rgrds, ������ ������������.
