On Sun, 2003-08-03 at 11:15, John Richard Smith wrote: > =============================================================== > Mandrake 9.2 Beta 1 Released. > Mandrake Linux 9.2 Beta 1 has arrived to offer you the opportunity of summertime bug > squashing. Join forces with the Mandrake Development team by installing the Beta > then submitting bug reports. Remember: This release is for testing purposes only and > is not suitable for production machines. Learn all the details: > http://www3.mandrakelinux.com/en/92beta.php3 > > > *http://www3.mandrakelinux.com/en/92beta.php3 > ======================================= > How to report bugs* > Bugs must be submitted to BugZilla <http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/> and > technical discussions (for developers) are hosted on the Cooker mailing > list. > > ============================================================== > > So how does one in all practicle terms do this on a 56kdialup modem. > > By the time I've downloaded 3 iso's , done the md5sum's, written the > iso's to disc, tested the discs to be faithful reproductions, installed > OS, done a minimum of half a day's post install reconfiguring, to get > it up and running, and then probably a week's fiddling around in all the > apps looking for faults to report , mandrake have gone on to bets2 or > beta3 releases. > > John
Tom Brinkman has posted some directions (I think it may have been on the expert list) about how to do this. basically it involves getting setup and updating only as cooker is updated, and not re-downloading the complete ISOs, just sucking down the changes. Search the archives for "cooker update" ought to help
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