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----- Original Message -----
From: Guillermo Belli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, July 03, 1999 8:47 PM
Subject: [newbie] I'm back..... and with a few problems......
> Hello everyone:
>
> I was a litle busy and didn't have time to read the messages on th list
(or
> post some). But now I'm back at the Linux stuff. I've installed Venus and
there
> then problems startted....... I was a bit dissapointed about Mandrake
> 6, in my opinion it's got a lot of bugs: unmount problems at shutdown,
boot
> errors, TT fonts didn't work, and i got two system lockups (i was
impressed!!!
> first time my pc lcoks running linux).
> I reinstalled Venus several times, and problems persisted..... And that
update
> tool caused KDE to stop responding! And also some opther KDE programs did
> the same....If I wanted my computer to stop responding i'll stay with M$
> products :). After I manually downloaded and updated my system with fresh
rpms
> from Mandrake some flaws dissapeared. No more boot or unmount problems.
Kde
> also worked properly.
> I also got my TT fonts to work. If I configure my X server with XF86Setup
I can
> say goodbye to TT fonts and color to the Netscape and WP8 toolbars. This
> doesn't happen when using Xconfigurator. Can anyone tell me why?
> When using Kppp i got no problems connecting to the internet...... but
after i
> do that I can't start any other program!!!!! damn! So I used Linuxconf to
start
> the ppp conection. And guess what..... I click on terminate connection but
> nothing happens, and I have tu pull of the line cable from the modem to
get
> disconnected (aggrr!!) Even after kdenetwork package update Kppp restricts
me
> from opening any other program. Any ideas?
> The claimed HD optimizations doesn't seem to work. At least I dont see
'em. So
> I run hdparm -c1 /dev/hda to get better performance. Hmm, how can I run
this
> command automatically every time linux starts? I also run hdparm -k1
/dev/hda
> but after reboot the IO transfer is set back to 16 bits. Why? (Also tried
> hdparm -K1 /dev/hda)
> That's it for now....... I hope someone help me solve these peroblems,
after
> all I love Linux, and Mandrake too, and would like to have it runnign
properly.
> Festen was stable and trouble free. Venus is a little buggy, sort of
windoze98
> style (but, of course, the M$ "OS" is a real piece of crap). I would like
a
> rock solid distribution for the next Mandrake release, as Festen was.
Anyway,
> Venus with all it bugs is better than RH6.
>
