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>> 1. The default install on my system took a while (approx 45 minutes) =
as compared to 8.0 which took considerably less.
It went pretty quick for me, I've got a Celeron 550 with 448 ram. =
Actually it was faster than 8.0 or 8.1
>> 2. The install did not allow me the option of not installing the =
bootloader (perhaps because I chose recommended?)
I've done both an expert (I usually choose this one) and a recommended =
install, on the expert it will let you customize the bootloader all you =
want.
>> 3. The install didn't allow me to set up x the way I wanted to... =
(maybe for the same reason)
Right. =3D)
>> 4. Booting up seemed much slower than usual. ( I use loadlin from a =
dos boot....fast)
Does yours load Aurora (the pretty start up) on startup? Mine is and =
this version seems alot slower than previous versions.
>> 5. Upon booting my system and logging in for the first time, I was =
confronted by the "Mandrake First Time Wizard" which pretty much =
prevented K from loading properly (i.e. up popped an app that bugged me =
for personal information - my system did not respond at all to key-board =
input, so I was locked out)
The first time wizard would be pretty cool, *if* I was a first-timer. =
=3D) I usually just select my desktop and then hit cancel. Sometimes I =
just go ahead and make my .xinitrc and set it for my preferred desktop, =
but it seems to not like it if you don't let that wizard choose one =
first, then manually set it how you want it.
>> 6. Getting into the second time worked; I discovered that the install =
program had misconfigured the audio (yamaha on-board) despite having =
detected and reported it correctly. (really no beg deal, I've never had =
this actually work...much less detect properly...)
Soundcards suck almost as much as modems. =3D)
>> 7. K would take an eternity to launch an app. (5 to 15 seconds...) =20
Doesn't it always? ;-)
>> Has anyone else experiemented with 8.2?
I've installed it twice I think. The only problem is that I've yet to =
get the nvidia drivers to install right. Do they come installed by =
default? I don't get the nvidia logo when I start X but some stuff seems =
accellerated. I've always compiled them from source, but I think I will =
try the rpms this time.
Jason
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 1. The default install on my =
system took a=20
while (approx 45 minutes) as compared to 8.0 which took =
considerably=20
less.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It went pretty quick for me, I've got a =
Celeron 550=20
with 448 ram. Actually it was faster than 8.0 or 8.1</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 2. The install did not allow =
me the option=20
of not installing the bootloader (perhaps because I chose=20
recommended?)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've done both an expert (I usually =
choose this=20
one) and a recommended install, on the expert it will let you customize =
the=20
bootloader all you want.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 3. The install didn't allow me =
to set up x=20
the way I wanted to... (maybe for the same reason)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Right. =3D)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 4. Booting up seemed much =
slower than=20
usual. ( I use loadlin from a dos boot....fast)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Does yours load Aurora (the pretty =
start=20
up) on startup? Mine is and this version seems alot slower than =
previous=20
versions.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 5. Upon booting my system and =
logging in=20
for the first time, I was confronted by the "Mandrake First Time Wizard" =
which=20
pretty much prevented K from loading properly (i.e. up popped an =
app that=20
bugged me for personal information - my system did not respond at =
all to=20
key-board input, so I was locked out)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>The first time wizard would be pretty =
cool, *if* I=20
was a first-timer. =3D) I usually just select my desktop and then =
hit=20
cancel. Sometimes I just go ahead and make my .xinitrc and set it =
for my=20
preferred desktop, but it seems to not like it if you don't let that =
wizard=20
choose one first, then manually set it how you want it.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 6. Getting into the second =
time worked; I=20
discovered that the install program had misconfigured the audio (yamaha=20
on-board) despite having detected and reported it correctly. =
(really=20
no beg deal, I've never had this actually work...much less detect=20
properly...)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Soundcards suck almost as much as =
modems.=20
=3D)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> 7. K would take an eternity to =
launch an=20
app. (5 to 15 seconds...) </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Doesn't it always? ;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>>> Has anyone else experiemented =
with=20
8.2?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've installed it twice I think. =
The only=20
problem is that I've yet to get the nvidia drivers to install right. Do =
they=20
come installed by default? I don't get the nvidia logo when I start X =
but some=20
stuff seems accellerated. I've always compiled them from source, but I =
think I=20
will try the rpms this time.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jason</FONT></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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