Go figure? Could it be that there is problem with Windows and your
configuration then Mandrake?
Roger
<rogerz@home. To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
com> cc:
Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release
delayed!
01/31/00
11:25 PM
Please
respond to
cooker
to be honest, i agree.
still i'm strong on the backup policy....tho' i've been around for awhile
so i
know i won't crash my system (lol).
backing up is something you just have to do, as if it were a reflex. you
have
to know that anything you may do, may crash the computer and lose data.
actually, sometimes i pray that my win98 crashes so that i would have to do
a
re-install. always seems to run better on first boot after the
re-install...go
figure...
On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> You make it sound as though I was dealing with beta software. I was
> commenting on the inadequacy of a released product (
> http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/announce-air.php3 ) to deal correctly
with
> my data (I got it 3 days after it was released), when there was no
mention
> anywhere of any problems re partitioning. In fact, Mandrake use this as a
> big marketing tool with no mention of any problems anywhere on the
site!!!!
> There is still no reference to 7.0 in the updates area of the site.
>
> Problems with partitioning on install have now been acknowledged as have
> other install problems. There are just too many problems with 7.0 for it
to
> be considered release quality.
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 12:05:30 PM
>
> Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> cc:
> Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
>
> first off...as i said, resizing windows or "adding partitions" was a
> no-no".
> did that and when booting back to dos and using pqmagic stated,
"partition
> error....partition wasn't visible or no partitions to show". to resolve,
> had
> to go back a delete the swap partition that i added.
>
> tell ya one thing, your confidence is won pretty quick! me, i said,
"ahh,
> what
> the heck, i'll let it make "just" my swap partition." glad i was safe
with
> my
> data. just had to go back and delete the swap. also, you could have
given
> powerquest a call for techsupport, could have just been a "value" that
> needed
> to be edited with their utility apps w/i /utitilites/dos somewhere. (had
> to do
> this also)
>
> last item, "data not backed-up" is "lost data"! This is a primary rule
> when
> dealing with any computer. what would you do if a lightning bolt struck
> your
> hdd? Me? I would simpley say "oh well" and pop in my cd-rom and
> re-install
> (windows98? probabely needed to be reinstalled anyways..usually is the
case
> with mine anyways).
>
>
>
> On Mon, 31 Jan 2000, you wrote: > This idea didn't work for
> me. > Here's what happened > I went to install MDK7.0 on an 8 GB disk
with
> WIN98 on it. > Told partitioner to give 2 GB to Linux (leaving 6GB for
> Windows)
> > After it all went horribly wrong and I ended up with a corrupt Windows
> that >
> wouldn't boot, I started from scratch. > I deleted the Linux partition
(and
> swap) using the MDK 7 installer, > rebooted to DOS, ran fdisk, deleted
and
> recreated my DOS partition. > > This said everything was fine and showed
> an
> 8GB partition. I reinstalled > WIN98 (and all my apps), only to find it
> thought
> I had a 6GB drive still. >
> > Partition Magic 5 fixed it, but only after I resized the Win98
partition
> to
> > 6GB, then back to 8GB.
> >
> > So, after a day of re-installing, the cost of Partition Magic 5, I
would
> > concur that these sorts of problems should have been cleared up before
> > release.
> >
> > On my second machine, which has had about every prior release on
Madrake
> on
> > it without a problem, the install problems are different but just as
bad.
> > It's a P120, 32 MB RAM, 1X6 and 1X2GB drive, 6XCDROM, Diamond Stealth
3D
> > 2000 Pro.
> > After numerous attempts where the graphical installer wouldn't work, I
> > finally got it going with the text installer. The text installer is not
> as
> > good as what was there. It would not allow individual package
selection.
> >
> > So finally, I'm up and running. But no mouse. Mouseconfig had linked
> > /dev/mouse to "ttyS0". After manually linking it to /dev/ttyS0, i got
my
> > mouse. How basic an issue is this????
> >
> > Now to configuring sound. Whereas the sound card (SB16 equivalent) had
> been
> > picked up by previous versions of MDK, 7.0 did not configure it
> correctly.
> > Had to manually set the DMA to the correct setting. A minor issue, but
> I'm
> > curious as to why.
> >
> > Next, KDE. I chose the video card, monitor and setting the same as
> they've
> > been in the past and it said it coudn't do it.
> > By this stage, I'm fast losing confidence in MDK. Simple things that
> worked
> > in the past now don't work.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Roger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 01/02/2000 06:40:41 AM
> >
> > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > cc:
> > Subject: Re: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
> >
> > granted...the install partitioner doesn't work well at all with any
> > preexisting
> > windows partitions.
> >
> > have been advised by powerquest that once you use a partitioner, don't
> > switch
> > to others as it may cause other problems.
> >
> > you'll need to go back into the mdk install prg and del the partitions
> that
> > you
> > created with it or moved to be able veiw the partitions again.
> >
> > thought this problem would have been cleared before the final release
no?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, you wrote:
> > > Thank you, Corrupt Windows partition is what I ended up with.
> > >
> > > using such a CD to start the installation may result in some cases in
> > > corruption of your Windows partition if it is resized during the
> > > installation.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Ron Stodden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 31/01/2000 12:19:53 PM
> > >
> > > Please respond to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > >
> > > To: Mandrake Cooker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > cc:
> > > Subject: [Cooker] 7.0 release delayed!
> > >
> > > All,
> > >
> > > There are new floppy images in the updates/7.0 directory of the
> mirrors.
> > > Included is README.img, which I include inline below. Note
> > > particularly
> > > (and with great joy and relief) the final paragraph (<big G>).
> > >
> > > -------------------------
> > >
> > > The following files are boot images which correct a problem
> > > in the ISO image mandrake70.iso dated Jan 12, 2000:
> > >
> > > cdrom-2.img: install from CD-ROM
> > > hd-2.img: install from hard-disk
> > > network-2.img: install from ftp/nfs/http
> > > pcmcia-2.img: install from pcmcia devices
> > >
> > > If you intend to install Linux-Mandrake from mandrake70.iso on a
> machine
> > > that already has Windows installed, you must start the installation
> > > process with a bootable floppy disk created from cdrom-2.img, as
> > > described in the files INSTALL and install.htm. Although a CD
created
> > > from mandrake70.iso is bootable, using such a CD to start the
> > > installation may result in some cases in corruption of your Windows
> > > partition if it is resized during the installation. To use the boot
> > floppy:
> > >
> > > 1. Place the floppy in your first floppy drive (A:) and reboot your
> > > machine.
> > > The installation procedure will be started from the floppy.
> > > 2. If prompted, select your CD-ROM drive from the list provided.
> > > 3. When prompted, insert CD #1 and continue the installation.
> > >
> > > Note: On some systems you will need to insert both the floppy and the
> > > CD together and reboot. In this case, be sure that the install starts
> > > from the floppy and not the CD.
> > >
> > > A new ISO image mandrake70-2.iso correcting the problem will be
> > > available shortly.
> > >
> > > Keeping its dedication to quality, MandrakeSoft has chosen to
postpone
> > > the commercial release of its Linux-Mandrake 7.0 distribution to
ensure
> > > a maximal quality for this product.
> > >
> > > -------------------------------
> > >
> > > --
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
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> >
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