On Fri, 31 Oct 2003 17:56:40 +1100 "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> uttered:
> I ran 8. SPent months getting it going. > > I upgraded to 9.0 - absolute disaster. In despair did a clean install. > > Great. Everything worked. > > I upgraded to 9.1 - disaster. Network kaput. Dial up to ISP broken. > SAMBA zilched. > > Two month later, seems OK. Except writing to SAMBA from a Win box is > incredibly slow. Moved file sharing back to a WinXP PC. Current > reading of problem suggests no cure that I can effect. > > So, why would I want to take a chance on 9.2 - but maybe I wouldn't > coz I have an LG DVD/CD-RW? You know, every once in awhile, someone subscribes to this list, seemingly for no other reason than to complain about the trouble they are having with Mandrake or Linux in general. This is a *help* list, not a bitch list (unless you want to bitch about Steve Ballmer, Darl McBride, or those clowns ;-)) First off, if you check the list archives and the Twiki (linked in my sig), you will find that the LG issue affects only shite LG CDROM's, not writers. In fact, the kernel which fried those crap pieces of hardware was intended to give you the functionality that your drive is capable of, which you could have found out by...reading the archives. The *vast majority* of Mandrake users, new and old, have absolutlely no problems whatsoever with a new install, beyond simple configuration issues, which is why this list is here. Does Linux have a problem with sound? Yes. And that is why Greg Meyer quite rightly pointed out that Linux is in an unfair position, because hardware manufacturers deviate from standards *and* at the same time do not allow Linux kernel developers access to their proprietary specs, while in the meantime they go bowing and scraping to MS to make sure their hardware will *not* get fried by Windows. If you are having difficulties, I understand your frustration, and certainly am willing to try to help, as is anyone here. -- HaywireMac ++ ICQ # 279518458 Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Mandrake HowTo's & More: http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Your happiness is intertwined with your outlook on life.
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