On Wednesday 20 March 2002 04:01, you wrote:
> Fresh install of 8.2
>
> In the source list of Mandrake Update there is four CDs listed:
> disc 1 Download Edition Installation CD (x86) (cdrom1)
> disc 2 Download Edition Second Installation CD (x86) (cdrom2)
> disc 3 Download Edition Contribution CD (x86) (cdrom3)
> disc 3 Download Edition Contribution CD (x86) (cdrom4)
>
> How come the last two are disc 3 but cdrom3 and cdrom4 even if there are
> only three CDs?
>
> Trying to install a package (evolution-pilot) I am asked to insert the
> "disc 3 Download Edition Contribution CD (x86) (cdrom3)" even if it is
> the one inserted in the cd drive (is the cd identified as cdrom4?).
Sorry but this is not a bug.
The last CD has 2 hdlist because there are main and contrib in it
> I am beginning to think that the 8.2 version was rushed out before being
> ready. That kind of bug should have been removed long ago and does not
> help Mandrake to be accepted in the entreprises. That without
> mentinoning that IBM Linux products (like Domino, WebSpehre, DB2) are
> only recommended for RedHat, Caldera or SuSE but not for Mandrake.
Discussion with IBM is still going on. IBM is a big company and it takes
time. This is not related at all with problems of quality/compatibility
--
Frederic Bastok
