Re: [newbie] Failures in 8.1 compared to 7.2
*hahahaha* oh gosh don't even get us started on that one. i had to go back to 7.2 also because 8.1 will not even make it thru the install program on one of my computers. in all fairness i have to confess that it installed just fine on my second computer. every once in a while i try to install it again (i have an extra partition where i'm trying to put it). so far 7 failures. ugh. i think Mandrake is entering the Micro$oft phase of their development. you know, the point where you have to upgrade your hardware everytime you upgrade your software. i love Mandrake, i really do but 8.1 is just a mess. as to your question what's gone wrong -- i wish i knew. just stick with 7.2 -- i've decided not to try fixing what isn't broken. probably i will not mess with a new MDK until 9.1 comes out. Adrian Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failures in 8.1 compared to 7.2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At 03:51 AM 12/22/2001 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think Mandrake is entering the Micro$oft phase of their development. you know, the point where you have to upgrade your hardware everytime you upgrade your software. It certainly seems that way. just stick with 7.2 -- i've decided not to try fixing what isn't broken. probably i will not mess with a new MDK until 9.1 comes out. I want to use 8.1 because I don't want to screw up things trying to get newer software to install on 7.2 (such as Evolution). But.. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBPCTvQIwoPKBUx8xQEQIZagCfQtbLdQF0CLfdLpc9mARkROX/UWMAn3qj CDmHExdndj1OtO22A1GJ3JP1 =hcdJ -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failures in 8.1 compared to 7.2
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At 11:48 PM 12/21/2001 -0500, marrandy wrote: Hi. I just installed 8.1 on a new harddrive in the same computer as a working 7.2. The graphics card wasn`t recognised (Nvidia MM200 64M) and even using xf86config and different drivers selected failed to get X to work. (Obviously, this was working fine in 7.2). Further, the creative labs 128 sound card that also worked flawlessly in 7.2 also failed to work. Anyone else seeing problems like this ? Yes. My 3DLabs video card worked OK on 7.2 but doesn't work on 8.1 - bought an ATI Radeon VE to replace it. My Creative CDRW1210E doesn't work as a burner in 8.1 but is recognized as a reader only (worked good on 7.2) - contemplating a replacement if I can't get it to mount as read-write. 8.1 is extremely slow on my old Asus P5A-B running an AMD K6/2-450 with 458MB PC-100 SDRAM. I just ordered a MSI K7T266 with the Athlon 1.3GHZ processor. Now I need to find a source for a 1GB DDR module for that board. What has gone wrong since 7.2. It's just a conspiracy to get us to buy new products. -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGPfreeware 6.5.8 for non-commercial use http://www.pgp.com iQA/AwUBPCTua4woPKBUx8xQEQLRuQCg5upBHszRpYxmpVTEfMChLLVXT04An2by NbawfQuQyJ983OPx1Y3pj8/T =pNfl -END PGP SIGNATURE- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] Failures in 8.1 compared to 7.2
On Saturday 22 December 2001 12:38, you wrote: -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 At 03:51 AM 12/22/2001 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: i think Mandrake is entering the Micro$oft phase of their development. you know, the point where you have to upgrade your hardware everytime you upgrade your software. It certainly seems that way. just stick with 7.2 -- i've decided not to try fixing what isn't broken. probably i will not mess with a new MDK until 9.1 comes out. I had problems with 8.0 and 8.1. I've since learned all the work-arounds for 8.0 (still have issues with 8.1), and now I've just finished installing 8.0 on all my 7.2 boxes. I do upgrade mozilla and abiword to the versions on the 8.1 disks, and install the newest version of LinNeighborhood, too. I'm happy for awhile. And, 8.0 runs fine on boxes as slow as 200mhz with 128 megs, but runs better on a 233 with 256. Doesn't run worth a darn on a P75 with 32megs though ;), but even 7.1 has a bit of a problem with that. e. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] Failures in 8.1 compared to 7.2
Hi. I just installed 8.1 on a new harddrive in the same computer as a working 7.2. The graphics card wasn`t recognised (Nvidia MM200 64M) and even using xf86config and different drivers selected failed to get X to work. (Obviously, this was working fine in 7.2). Further, the creative labs 128 sound card that also worked flawlessly in 7.2 also failed to work. Anyone else seeing problems like this ? What has gone wrong since 7.2. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
