On Thu, 08 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> On Wed, 07 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> >
> > 1) Netscape to use my windows directory so I can read mail from either OS (when I
>contract in some Access Work, I can't pick my OS, and there's no good FTP client for
>Linux, like Cute-FTP, not to mention the win-modem thing)
> >
> This would be next to impossible due to the problems in
> file locking between Fat/Fat32 and EXT2 FS. There are
> currently kludges, but it's a good way to scramble your
> DOS/Windows file system if you're not careful.
> >
> > 2) On an install / upgrade, all I'd really want in an upgrade is a chance to
>choose amongst saving all the more common settings (users , home directory settings
>for root, apache settings, mysql settings etc..) everything else can be Wiped and
>re-installed, it's easier and generally less problem-prone, IMHO
> >
> Good point!
> >
> > 3) A semi-Gui or full-Gui kernel re-compile script / program.
> >
> Make X-config (or is it Xconfig, or xconfig....) anyway,
> it's already there!
> >
> > 4**) More push from Mandrake to get win-modem
> > drivers for their distro, even binaries. >
> >
> Sure they're common, but why the heck would you WANT to use
> a WinModem? WinModems suck BIG time! I have one built-into
> the motherboard of one of my computers and I've disabled it
> completely because I couldn't get it to work. Same thing
> with the "on-board" ethernet in the same system. It was a
> piece of crap NIC.
> John
One reason for needing "winModem drivers for linux is that most hardware
distributors only provide WinModems for system builders like myself. If we want
an old fashioned (read good) modem it's a crap shoot as to where to get them
and then try to support them under warranty for the customer.
The majority of my customers don't want an external modem so that's out too..
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