Re: [newbie] Fed up.....
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004 15:48:00 -0700 David Bachechi disseminated the following: > You know I like the distro, and all previous versions, but this 10.0 CE > is too freeking buggy for my tastes. > > No matter what version I install(RC1, CE), or what kernel I run(non > frame buffer like someone said to) it freezes randomly, and gnome > doesn't work at all(none of which of course happened in 9.2). Guess > thats what ya get for goin bleedin edge! > > If there is something that anyone thinks I havent/should try please let > me know. > > I guess I will have to wait till 10 final comes out. :( I felt the same way about 9.2, at first. I followed Tom Brinkman's mantra: user --> hardware --> OS. Of course, I could skip the 'user' part, because I already know my hardware is crappy (not to imply anything about your situation). Anyhow, if you could post some info about your hardware, there are some things you may need to 'tweak' to get it running more solid. I found that there were some kernel options in LILO and also the NvAGP setting in my XF86Config-4 that got me onto a more stable footing, and these of course were particular to my hardware. In the end, it may in fact be the OS, as Derek and Stephen have suggested (ie. you might want to make sure you keep up with the bugfixes and such) x.0 releases do have a rep. -- JoeHill Registered Linux user #282046 Homepage: www.orderinchaos.org +++ 06:23:31 up 5 days, 20:54, Mandrake Linux release 9.2 (FiveStar) for i586 ++ "I believe what I said yesterday ... I don't know what I said, er, but I know what I think, and ... well, I assume it's what I said." -- Donald Rumsfeld Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
RE: [newbie] Fed up.....
What's your m/b? Nforce2? Sounds like the acpi apic and lacpi problems. Tony. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David Bachechi Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 10:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [newbie] Fed up. You know I like the distro, and all previous versions, but this 10.0 CE is too freeking buggy for my tastes. No matter what version I install(RC1, CE), or what kernel I run(non frame buffer like someone said to) it freezes randomly, and gnome doesn't work at all(none of which of course happened in 9.2). Guess thats what ya get for goin bleedin edge! If there is something that anyone thinks I havent/should try please let me know. I guess I will have to wait till 10 final comes out. :( Dave -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Business Computer Projects - Disclaimer -+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+- This message, and any associated attachment is confidential. If you have recieved it in error, please delete it from your system, do not use or disclose the information in any way, and notify either the sender or [EMAIL PROTECTED] immediately. The contents of this message may contain personal views which are not necessarily the views of Business Computer Projects Ltd., unless specifically stated. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure that emails and their attachments are virus free, it is the responsibility of the recipient(s) to verify the integrity of such emails. Business Computer Projects Ltd BCP House 151 Charles Street Stockport Cheshire SK1 3JY Tel: +44 (0)161 355-3000 Fax: +44 (0)161 355-3001 Web: http://www.bcpsoftware.com Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Fed up.....
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2004 22:48, David Bachechi wrote: > You know I like the distro, and all previous versions, but this 10.0 CE > is too freeking buggy for my tastes. > > No matter what version I install(RC1, CE), or what kernel I run(non > frame buffer like someone said to) it freezes randomly, and gnome > doesn't work at all(none of which of course happened in 9.2). Guess > thats what ya get for goin bleedin edge! > > If there is something that anyone thinks I havent/should try please let > me know. > > I guess I will have to wait till 10 final comes out. :( > > Dave There was a typo in my last post The command to set up stable as a urpmi source is For example urpmi.addmedia stable ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/stable/i586/Mandrake/RPMS with ../base/hdlist.cz derek -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
Re: [newbie] Fed up.....
On Tuesday 16 Mar 2004 22:48, David Bachechi wrote: > You know I like the distro, and all previous versions, but this 10.0 CE > is too freeking buggy for my tastes. > > No matter what version I install(RC1, CE), or what kernel I run(non > frame buffer like someone said to) it freezes randomly, and gnome > doesn't work at all(none of which of course happened in 9.2). Guess > thats what ya get for goin bleedin edge! > > If there is something that anyone thinks I havent/should try please let > me know. > > I guess I will have to wait till 10 final comes out. :( > > Dave Have you tried updating to the latest version of 10.0 stable? Set up urpmi to use mandrake-devel/stable as a source and you will get the current stable version of 10.0 as packages get committed from Cooker. For example urpmi.addmedia stable ftp://ftp.rediris.es/pub/linux/distributions/mandrake-devel/stable/i586/Mandrake/RPMS with ../hdlist.cz (all on 1 line) Like Cooker 'stable' changes frequently so do an 'urpmi.update -a' often, and use 'urpmi --auto-select' to update to the latest version. derek BTW: Could you remove the "Reply To" in your Thunderbird settings please See the list etiquette page in the Wiki for why. -- www.jennings.homelinux.net http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com Join the Club : http://www.mandrakeclub.com
