I would have to agree with slower machines. I only use it in the console mode, so it's not bad. I've never used anything before 8.0 though. I find that there was a slow down between 8.1 and 8.0. I'm back to 8.0 because 8.1 isn't nearly as stable either (IMHO).
Leif Madsen - Project Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.plannettechnologies.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark D'voo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:48 AM Subject: Re: [expert] Upgrade from 7.2 to 8.1 > 8.1 seems a lot slower than 7.2, beware on slower machines, it made my 400 go > very slow > > On Wednesday 21 November 2001 02:42, you wrote: > > I've never looked to see if there is a roll-back option for Mandrake.. but > > I would assume that your hardware should be fine for 8.1 since I've run it > > on a P100 with 32MB of RAM :) > > > > Leif Madsen - Project Manager > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.plannettechnologies.com > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ken Hawkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "expert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 3:06 PM > > Subject: [expert] Upgrade from 7.2 to 8.1 > > > > > I have the MDK 8.1 CD I got as a burned ISO... > > > I know that it is usually best to perform clean installs, but- I have > > > Mandrake 7.2 on my laptop, and it is running great. I have also > > > customized and added programs that are useful to me (such as ConsoleOne, > > > Netscape 4.78, VNCviewer etc etc). I would like to install as an upgrade > > > so I don't have to redo all the installations, but I am concerned with > > > breaking something. > > > > > > I guess my question would be: is there a roll-back option available if > > > the upgrade breaks? > > > > > > A second question is what is the minimum hardware requirement for 8.1? > > > Will an AMD 380mhz, with 160MB ram be enough? > > -- > 8:48pm up 3:18, 3 users, load average: 1.29, 1.28, 1.07 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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