Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>2. I have a USB2 external cd-rw. Occassionally, the special > >>device /dev/scd0 could not be found and would require a reboot > >>before i could use it. > >> > > What gives "ls /dev/scd0"? Doesn't it revive the device? > > ls /dev/scd0 does nothing. Titi, any idea? > >>Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 > >>before i upgrade my current system though! > >> > > I don't know if we'll have time for an RC3. It'll depend on the > > importance of the bugs found and the quality of our tests. > > > Is MD9.0 Prosuite going to be coming out on DVD? Sure. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Guillaume Cottenceau wrote: > Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >>1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted >>except by root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing >>it and not releasing it afterwards. >> > > Francois, WDYT? Using the Mandrake package installer, after inserting a cd to install a package. In KDE i have an icon for the cd. right clicking on icon and choosing either unmount or eject brings up a dialog box saying the only root can unmount the device. I do not use supermount so it is not related to that. > > >>2. I have a USB2 external cd-rw. Occassionally, the special >>device /dev/scd0 could not be found and would require a reboot >>before i could use it. >> > > What gives "ls /dev/scd0"? Doesn't it revive the device? ls /dev/scd0 does nothing. > > >>Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 >>before i upgrade my current system though! >> > > I don't know if we'll have time for an RC3. It'll depend on the > importance of the bugs found and the quality of our tests. > Is MD9.0 Prosuite going to be coming out on DVD? > > -- Richard Burt PC Support Services (Scotland) 11a Lauderdale Street Edinburgh EH9 1DF T: 07950 401 570 F: 07950 400 081 W: www.pc-support.uk.com E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Virus scanned by edNET.
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Adam Williamson wrote: > On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 12:52, Richard Burt wrote: > > >>Just installed and tested RC2. Wow! >>After the dismal failures of B1,B2, B4 and RC1, I was not looking >>forward to installing RC2 but I have been proven wrong. Everything >>appears to work fine. >> >>A couple of bugs/gripes though: >> >>1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted except by >>root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing it and not >>releasing it afterwards. >> > > Huh? CD mounting is done by supermount, the user shouldn't be messing > with it. This is the point of supermount, stuff gets mounted and > unmounted automatically and you don't have to bother. :). Unless you've > changed to manual mounting yourself or whatever. > I'm not using supermount - hate it! > >>3. Sawfish cannot be configured. Click on the sawfish config icons and >>zilch, no hard drive action, nothing. >> > > I don't even know if Sawfish is installed by default...are you sure it's > actually there and you're using it? Default WM for GNOME2 is now > Metacity, not Sawfish. I definitely DO have Sawfish, and in current > Cooker the Sawfish Configurator works fine when accessed through the > GNOME menu. I installed sawfish along with gnome 2 > > >>Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 before i >>upgrade my current system though! >> > > Current schedule doesn't include an RC3. RC2 will be current for a week, > then final will be released. > -- Richard Burt PC Support Services (Scotland) 11a Lauderdale Street Edinburgh EH9 1DF T: 07950 401 570 F: 07950 400 081 W: www.pc-support.uk.com E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Virus scanned by edNET.
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
On Tue, 2002-09-10 at 12:52, Richard Burt wrote: > Just installed and tested RC2. Wow! > After the dismal failures of B1,B2, B4 and RC1, I was not looking > forward to installing RC2 but I have been proven wrong. Everything > appears to work fine. > > A couple of bugs/gripes though: > > 1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted except by > root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing it and not > releasing it afterwards. Huh? CD mounting is done by supermount, the user shouldn't be messing with it. This is the point of supermount, stuff gets mounted and unmounted automatically and you don't have to bother. :). Unless you've changed to manual mounting yourself or whatever. > 3. Sawfish cannot be configured. Click on the sawfish config icons and > zilch, no hard drive action, nothing. I don't even know if Sawfish is installed by default...are you sure it's actually there and you're using it? Default WM for GNOME2 is now Metacity, not Sawfish. I definitely DO have Sawfish, and in current Cooker the Sawfish Configurator works fine when accessed through the GNOME menu. > Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 before i > upgrade my current system though! Current schedule doesn't include an RC3. RC2 will be current for a week, then final will be released. -- adamw
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 François Pons wrote: | Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: | | |>Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: |> |> |>>1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted |>>except by root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing |>>it and not releasing it afterwards. |> |>Francois, WDYT? | | | It sounds normal if the cdrom was not mounted previously so urpmi mounted the | cdrom by itself, only root is able to umount the device after that. Maybe if urpmi mounted the CD, it should unmount it when it is done? - -- |Registered Linux User #182071-| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work+27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE9ff/brJK6UGDSBKcRAowqAKCg2bUa8aAWUhC0L1O3u8AZ1qFzGwCbB4RJ MAtFS62P2MQcLkUVfLMxgU0= =YZ++ -END PGP SIGNATURE-
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (François Pons) writes: > > > Guillaume Cottenceau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > 1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted > > > > except by root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing > > > > it and not releasing it afterwards. > > > > > > Francois, WDYT? > > > > It sounds normal if the cdrom was not mounted previously so urpmi mounted the > > cdrom by itself, only root is able to umount the device after that. > > It's the role of urpmi to umount the cdrom before exiting if it > was umounted before it was run, isn't it? No or Yes, who know ? If you have other package to install, urpmi will avoid an umount/mount operations by directly taking care of cdrom already mounted. I prefer this but it is problable other people will prefer other things. Note that urpmi is no longer run by user, but it could be the cause as software manager can be run by user once loged as root. François.
Re: [Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Richard Burt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > 1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted > except by root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing > it and not releasing it afterwards. Francois, WDYT? > 2. I have a USB2 external cd-rw. Occassionally, the special > device /dev/scd0 could not be found and would require a reboot > before i could use it. What gives "ls /dev/scd0"? Doesn't it revive the device? > Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 > before i upgrade my current system though! I don't know if we'll have time for an RC3. It'll depend on the importance of the bugs found and the quality of our tests. -- Guillaume Cottenceau - http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/
[Cooker] My faith in mandrake has returned
Just installed and tested RC2. Wow! After the dismal failures of B1,B2, B4 and RC1, I was not looking forward to installing RC2 but I have been proven wrong. Everything appears to work fine. A couple of bugs/gripes though: 1. After installing software, the cdrom cannot be unmounted except by root. I assume that the package installer is grabbing it and not releasing it afterwards. 2. I have a USB2 external cd-rw. Occassionally, the special device /dev/scd0 could not be found and would require a reboot before i could use it. 3. Sawfish cannot be configured. Click on the sawfish config icons and zilch, no hard drive action, nothing. 4. After enabling sound server and audio through the gnome control panel, I had to shutdown and reboot before any sounds would appear. Other than that, I am impressed. I think i will wait for RC3 before i upgrade my current system though! -- Richard Burt PC Support Services (Scotland) 11a Lauderdale Street Edinburgh EH9 1DF T: 07950 401 570 F: 07950 400 081 W: www.pc-support.uk.com E: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Virus scanned by edNET.
