On Mon, 16 Feb 2004 06:38:48 -0500
lanman wrote:
>
> Dan; Glad to hear that it worked out. I'm surprised that you never saw
> the " bios data check successful" line before. It's always there when
> the kernel is being decompressed. Linux checks the BIOS for hardware
> changes, BIOS updates, and to confirm that there really IS a BIOS!
> Grin!
This happens right before kernel starts, which is why i noticed it.
>
> I just finished another KDE 3.2-loaded system for a client ( that
> makes 53 so far! ), and noticed something I had forgotten to mention
> in previous posts. If a ML9.2 stock-installed PC already has K3B
> installed, you get a conflict "Hairball" during an upgrade to KDE3.2.
I have herd of others having this problem but it seems to not affected
me.
>
> Removing K3B solves this issue, but of course it can't be re-installed
> after the fact. That may not actually be such a bad thing, though.
> I've never really liked it very much, as i find it to be far too
> complicated to set up. I'm still enjoying CDBakeoven too much I guess!
I left both K3B and cdbakeoven installed and they are still there and
seem to work ok.
>
> I noticed however, that CDBakeoven now has a 2.0 Beta version which
> tends to use a setup system similar to K3B, and adds the same level of
> complexity to that setup. Sigh! Just when they had it nailed, too!
I have installed bashburn and like it very much, I think its what I will
use for a while.
>
> There's also a warning regarding "kde-i18n-en_GB" RPM for KDE 3.2,
> where the warning tells you about a bad signature, but it can be
> ignored. 53 installs can't be wrong!
Im so used to seeing that warning that i don't pay too much attention to
it any more lol.
>
> Using the software installation tool in MCC really makes the job
> easier, since you can install packages 4 or 5 at a time if you
> preferand that way anyone can gradually walk themselves through the
> upgrade without too many concerns.
I used mcc for the install and it worked well for me.
>
> Let me know if you run into any hassles. At the very least, it will
> help to add content to my Twiki document.
>
I will keep an eye on boot messages and let you know if I see any more
warnings or FAILED messages.
Regards,
Dan Gordon
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