ok...stupid question but: with what username and password should i be connecting to the ftp address you provided wobo?
i wanna download it to.. :( Bogo Romanian Translation Team On 15 February 2011 07:56, Wolfgang Bornath <[email protected]> wrote: > Downloaded 64-bit DVD ISO from > ftp://ftp.mandrivauser.de/mirrors/Mageia/iso/cauldron/ : check. > compared md5sum: check > burned with k3b : check > (will keep this for nostalgic reasons, for same reasons I still have > an original 5.3 Mandrake Linux cd) > > Hardware: laptop Samsung R530, Intel i3, 4G RAM, 320GB harddisk, > nVidia GT218 GeForce 310M > > Normal remarks are listed as they come, negative remarks (not working > or other) are listed with a double star > > - beautiful boot splash. > - very fast system boot to the first installation screen > - set language/keyboard to German > > ** license text is in English, a German version was available, maybe > it was copyrighted to Mandriva? > > - installer recognized the existing Mandriva 2010.2 and asked if I > want to upgrade (which I don't, I want my Mageia fresh!) > - partitioning was as expected easy as a pie with diskdrake > > - selected custom desktop environment > - selected KDE in the group selection > - selected individual package selection > - - KDE 4.6.0 is available, office suite is missing, some other apps > ... this was expected, so no cardiac arrest here. > - - surprising: java plugin for Firefox is included! > > Altogether I selected 1325 packages for installation. Installation of > the packages took 11 minutes until the password settings came up. > > Summary of settings: > - bootloader setting recognized w7 and Mandriva 2010.2 > ** soundcard setting is listed twice in the summary > ** no proprietary driver on the DVD - this was expected, no cardiac > arrest here. > > **** BIG PROBLEM: no driver for the Wifi chip (system recognizes the > AR9285 Atheros), so no wireless internet connection unless you use a > cable for eth connection. Same problem as with the Free Edition of > Mandriva: you can't use it if you have no cable connection to your > router. > > After finishing the installation the system does a clean > shutdown/reboot (ejecting the DVD automatically) > > Reboot > > Again, system bootup is very fast (not checked with a stopwatch, only > a feeling of speed!) > > System uses a default KDE splash, the desktop comes up very fast. AND I > LOVE IT! > The desktop background is totally black, no picture, no color (don't > be pedantic about black being a color or not). > > Small things: > ** - the menue does not display all installed apps > - - (example: whole KDE games package is installed but only one game > is showing) > > ** no sound in Amarok and Kscd > - - videos are playing in Dragon Player but no sound > - - system sounds not playing > > That's all I could test without internet connection. > > Conclusion: > As for a "not-for-use" Alpha it is a very good one! > > Thx to all devels and all the other never-to-be-mentioned people who > helped giving Mageia such a good start! > > Good job, folks! >
