I installed every update (incuiding the new kernel) except netscape.
El Sun, 04 Jul 1999, escribiste:
> get allt he updates
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Guillermo Belli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 8:47 PM
> Subject: [newbie] I'm back..... and with a few problems......
>
>
> > Hello everyone:
> >
> > I was a litle busy and didn't have time to read the messages on th list
> (or
> > post some). But now I'm back at the Linux stuff. I've installed Venus and
> there
> > then problems startted....... I was a bit dissapointed about Mandrake
> > 6, in my opinion it's got a lot of bugs: unmount problems at shutdown,
> boot
> > errors, TT fonts didn't work, and i got two system lockups (i was
> impressed!!!
> > first time my pc lcoks running linux).
> > I reinstalled Venus several times, and problems persisted..... And that
> update
> > tool caused KDE to stop responding! And also some opther KDE programs did
> > the same....If I wanted my computer to stop responding i'll stay with M$
> > products :). After I manually downloaded and updated my system with fresh
> rpms
> > from Mandrake some flaws dissapeared. No more boot or unmount problems.
> Kde
> > also worked properly.
> > I also got my TT fonts to work. If I configure my X server with XF86Setup
> I can
> > say goodbye to TT fonts and color to the Netscape and WP8 toolbars. This
> > doesn't happen when using Xconfigurator. Can anyone tell me why?
> > When using Kppp i got no problems connecting to the internet...... but
> after i
> > do that I can't start any other program!!!!! damn! So I used Linuxconf to
> start
> > the ppp conection. And guess what..... I click on terminate connection but
> > nothing happens, and I have tu pull of the line cable from the modem to
> get
> > disconnected (aggrr!!) Even after kdenetwork package update Kppp restricts
> me
> > from opening any other program. Any ideas?
> > The claimed HD optimizations doesn't seem to work. At least I dont see
> 'em. So
> > I run hdparm -c1 /dev/hda to get better performance. Hmm, how can I run
> this
> > command automatically every time linux starts? I also run hdparm -k1
> /dev/hda
> > but after reboot the IO transfer is set back to 16 bits. Why? (Also tried
> > hdparm -K1 /dev/hda)
> > That's it for now....... I hope someone help me solve these peroblems,
> after
> > all I love Linux, and Mandrake too, and would like to have it runnign
> properly.
> > Festen was stable and trouble free. Venus is a little buggy, sort of
> windoze98
> > style (but, of course, the M$ "OS" is a real piece of crap). I would like
> a
> > rock solid distribution for the next Mandrake release, as Festen was.
> Anyway,
> > Venus with all it bugs is better than RH6.
> >
