Spencer wrote:
Eric Fernandez wrote:
The Kompany has decided to distribute ReKall, a frontend to xBase,
MySQL, and PostgreSQL, under the GPL (actually dual licensing
GPL/Proprietary).
That would be a nice addition to the distribution, considering there
are few database GUI frontends.
See
/
Eric
it a lot... Go figure...
At least that's good news.
Eric
Thierry Vignaud wrote:
do you really get fs corruption as of october ?
No, I understand now, it reboots after the file checking. So it handles it nicely now.
Eric
for these drivers
http://www.mandrakeclub.com/modules.php?op=modloadname=RPMfunc=info_pageRID=1611
Maybe you could link them to the entry ?
BTW, maybe that would be necessary to rename the patch name to mdk to
uniformise, if Gotz doesn't mind ?
Cheers
Eric
I wrote a guide about it there :
http://www.zebulon.org.uk/ICML0.HTML
Eric
Daouda LO wrote:
Rob [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
On Sunday 26 October 2003 11:04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Please, it shouldn't be this hard to find the fsckin' urpmi
setup for club. Someone at Mdk pull their head
Daouda LO wrote:
Eric Fernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I wrote a guide about it there :
http://www.zebulon.org.uk/ICML0.HTML
But i don't see any drakclub wizard material in there.
Launch drakclub to see what it does. It's not mandatory to be root but
you need root password to set up
bug report will be ignored :/
Eric
losses. Lots of
newbies have reported that problem. Now that would be nice to change
this message so that people leave the journalisation do the good work.
Eric
it on my cooker box. I'll check again on the
fresh box and will report.
Eric
on a new 9.2 install + updates. Of course, if
bootsplash is not silent (after pressing escape).
Eric
.
Eric
Thanks Phil.
I sent you a copy of my mail. Tell me if you don't receive it.
Eric
Hi everyone
I have updated my guide, corrected the font problem and added the kernel
update tutorial.
Cheers
Eric
Buchan Milne wrote:
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Eric Fernandez wrote:
Hi everyone
I have updated my guide, corrected the font problem and added the kernel
update tutorial.
BTW, you may want to mention Club free (I believe the urpmi.web page has
some mirrors listed
do you think about it?
Thanks, Claudio
What you suggest has been announced ages ago on the errata page...
Moreover, there is nothing to remove since it has not been distributed
to the public and is not available on server (except for leaked versions).
Eric
John Allen wrote:
WTH does that mean
How can a public ftp server contain leaked version of Mandrake 9.2?
I correct myself : leaked bittorrent links (available to non-members).
Eric
.
Eric
little bug in KDe and anyway have to release
100MB of updated rpm.
Eric
advertise the club with such tutorials, and emphasizing theaccess
to the different media. A lot of people still do not know the rpmdrake
management.
Eric
Buchan Milne wrote:
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Eric Fernandez wrote:
I have done a new guide for installing media and software, with 9.2
screenshots. It is available here :http://www.zebulon.org.uk/ICML0.HTML
(and licensed under FDL).
It is not completely finished (see
has Galeon and Evolution. Mandrake is
supposed to be nice with newbies, thus some more basic applications
should be enabled at start, instead of having to install them oneself.
This may be corrected also for a remastering of the CD1, by increasing
the number of default installed applications.
Eric
the
supplementary packages
- on a new version install more stuff by default. Newbies will have a
ready-to-use box and power users will know they can remove stuff.
There is a balance to find between saving space and usability.
Eric
Eric Fernandez wrote:
If you remaster CD1, actually there are three big issues :
- the LG drives problem
- the updates
- the default installed applications.
In KDE, a new install has very few applications installed. It was a
nice idea to split the kde packages for space reason. What
people need the binaries of the vanilla
kernel on the download edition ?
Eric
They are very nice, very professional.
Sean's icons and Slick are not yet finished, but may be complete for
Mandrake 10, considering the dynamic of these projects.
What do you think ? I always thought that Gnome showed better icons, and
KDE could get a new set too.
Eric
main and contrib media, even if you leave the
CDs media. Are there other packages that are in Mandrake/RPMS and that
are not in the 3CD DE ? Are they all in the 3CD Powerpack edition ?
But as you mentioned it, there will be a kernel update very soon, so the
sources should be updated too.
Eric
Eric Fernandez wrote:
I agree it is a strange move to desynchronise main or Mandrake/RPMS
with the 3CD download edition. It would be better to remove some
documentations from the download edition instead of the kernel-source.
Now tutorials about rpmdrake will be more complex... At least
, what is nice with urpmi is that media can overlap, and if the
same package are on two different media, it asks first for the removable
one. That's clever and finally makes the urpmi documentation not that
difficult.
Kind regards.
Eric
because of the bank procedures.
Eric
detailed information if anyone in MDK thinks it might be a
viable solution.
Regards,
Steve
Hi Steve
In Mandrakestore, you can pay using PayPal. I don't know if it is
possible for club subscription though.
Eric
ATi has just released new ATi drivers. 3.2.5 drivers have been packaged
for 9.2 in the commercial rpms section, but 3.2.8 offer a lot of
enhancements, and especially compatibility with kernel 2.6 and VIA
KT400. Will they be packaged for 9.2 and put in the commercial downloads ?
thanks
Eric
already talked about this, I remember.
Eric
problem.
Eric
FACORAT Fabrice wrote:
not all people have an internet connection and/or a DSL link
Why not in a rpm then : screenshots that could be part of
documentation. They don't need to be huge or finely detailed. JPG with a
high compression (or PNG ?) are sufficient.
Eric
FACORAT Fabrice wrote:
Le mer 08/10/2003 à 13:24, Eric Fernandez a écrit :
FACORAT Fabrice wrote:
not all people have an internet connection and/or a DSL link
Why not in a rpm then : screenshots that could be part of
documentation. They don't need to be huge or finely detailed
click). It could then open rpmdrake to install
them for example. This would be a good way to show rpmdrake to the newbies.
Eric
for looking into it.
Eric
and will never be
restricted. BTW, it shows again how Free software developpers are more
open-minded than Windows devs.
Eric
I don't get the icons in the KDE menu with k3b_010cvs (but k3b in main
has got icons).
The icons are in the package though. Is that specific to my install ?
Eric
Warly wrote:
Sorry for the delay.
Well, who want a write acces, may you add also what you are planning
to write (to have an idea).
Me too Warly, could you please activate my account ?
EricFernandez, my account on Bugzilla is zeb
Many thanks
Eric
(the fact that the kernel has
to be upgraded separately) is imo an advantage.
A question : under Debian : there is no equivalent of urpmi.update -a ?
Media update is automatic ?
Eric
it
on urpmi.org.
But another place would be Mandrakeclub : there is a doc section, and
mandrake tools should be visible where the newbies come first.
Eric
on Club, but
he didn't have time to look at it.
Now we could ask Stephane, the new webmaster of the club. I shall get in
touch with him.
Eric
Cheers
Eric
set of drakxtools, are not more
advertised by Mandrakesoft. Another example : Mandrakeclub has the ATi
3D drivers. Most of people I know on forums (hardware.fr or rage3d), do
not even know this. This would be on the main page of Mandrakeclub, it
would boost the subscriptions.
Eric
Buchan Milne wrote:
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Eric Fernandez wrote:
What do you need a graphical database for? Do you mean screenshots? Do
you know how big a set of screenshots would be for all the applications
in contrib? In some cases a single screenshot could be larger
minutes could be sexy and attract newcomers.
BTW, I proposed to do a skeleton of this guide myself ;)
Cheers
Eric
Buchan Milne wrote:
(why does everything assume everyone has free internet access)
http://www.sulug.sun.ac.za/distros/mandrake/mandrake.html
It is great, yes I would like to create something like that for
Mandrakeclub.
Eric
) is the problem that needs to be solved
next.
It is exactly my point, and pages like the one you did for your
university mirrors are a good way. I shall try to do something
graphical, then post it in my wiki (when Warly finally activates my
access... Warly ? ;) )
Eric
I use the latest contrib k3b (_010cvs) and the icon is missing in my K menu.
Is it a packaging problem or a personal config issue ?
Thanks
, transfers and cheques, no ?
Eric
when you want to install
a package and it fails because urpmi detects the source is outdated, and
also using anacron (for example).
Other ideas will come with time :)
Eric
Eric Fernandez wrote:
Buchan Milne wrote:
Instead of discussing version numbers, maybe you would like to discuss
things we actually have control over?
A better draksound : I proposed already an automatic serial test of
OSS and ALSA drivers.
Drakxservices : sort them by themes, and add more
Florin wrote:
all these packages will get to cooker as soon it becomes unfrozen... but
not to the already finished 9.2
cheers,
Actually, I meant : in the 9.2 official updates folder ?
Eric
secure.
WDYT ?
Eric
Florin wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Eric Fernandez) writes:
Florin wrote:
all these packages will get to cooker as soon it becomes unfrozen... but
not to the already finished 9.2
cheers,
Actually, I meant : in the 9.2 official updates folder ?
Eric
of course they will get
, aren't we? =)
I think proftpd is a good ftp server. pure-ftpd is good too, but if you
want secure, let's use vsftpd only. Can't get anymore secure than that.
Thanks for the advices, I did not know vsftpd.
Eric
Vincent Danen wrote:
I think proftpd is a good ftp server. pure-ftpd is good too, but if you
want secure, let's use vsftpd only. Can't get anymore secure than that.
Maybe that could be nice if the next ftp wizard in the control center
could give choice between the different ftpd :)
Eric
Thank you for your input, I will look at the different servers. Vincent
recommended vsftpd too, it seems very efficient and secure indeed.
Eric
FACORAT Fabrice wrote:
sndconfig was acting the same way ( play a sound and ask if you hear the
sound correctly )
Yes, but that would be interesting to make it test both alsa and oss
corresponding drivers.
Eric
Florin wrote:
Hi,
Cooker is frozen so if you need one of the packages I maintain ... see
http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~florin/www/RPMS/cooker
have a nice day,
Thanks
Any chance they will go to the updates (I think about ohphone, which
does not start for some people) in any future ?
Eric
it was still time to
correct critical bugs, didn't he ?
Eric
Adam Williamson wrote:
I think it's pretty hard to pick which
should be the default. Even if it ought to be ALSA, it's by no means as
clear-cut a decision as this particular user's experience indicates.
Except if the installer offered the possibility to test audio at install
: first with OSS
not be
tested. And it would not be a supplementary step, just the new feature
of the Configure button.
Moreover, this could be integrated to soundrake : make it clearer about
the two kinds of driver and offer a testing procedure for sound.
Eric
Buchan Milne wrote:
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Quick compilation? OO.o? LOL!
Clearly Emmanuel hasn't compiled OO.o before ;-)
AFAI remember, OO.o compilation was made overnight :)
Using the main and contrib club-internet mirrors, urpmi.update -a always
retrieve synthesis.hdlist files, even if they have just been updated. A
mirror problem or an urpmi bug ?
Eric
Actually, it is not because there would not be an RC3 that the bugs will
be ignored...
I have seen great improvement between RC2 and today's cooker, and this
is reassuring.
Eric
been told contrib has been forked
already? So unless someone makes an exception, this won't be in...:\
You meant frozen I guess. But I think that contrib has not the same
restrictions, and this is a supplementary kernel, it could go in
contrib, couldn't it ?
Eric
fork meaning).
Eric
Marcel Pol wrote:
On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 14:24:32 +0100
Eric Fernandez [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Adam Williamson wrote:
Nope, I meant forked. As in this email from Olivier Blin:
I don't understand. What does that mean here (because I don't know haow
this matches the usual fork
--
The problem is that stupid reviewers will say : I could install the
first CD but the 2 others don't work.
Eric
Jan Ciger wrote:
If there are CD-RWs availabe in 700MB size now (some people wrote, that
they are), then this point is moot anyway.
Jan
Jan, I recommend you Infinity 10X 700MB CD-RW, they work very well for me.
Eric
recompilation.
Maybe there is still time for that ?
Eric
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But the number of packages has increased since then.
Eric
with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org
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I bought high speed 10X infinity CD-RW on an internet site, in UK. They
are available now :)
Eric
for the last RC to begin to test if it works, it does not give a lot of
time to fix the problems. You could have 5 or 6 RC, there will always be
people who will try Mandrake when the final is released.
Eric
Eric Fernandez wrote:
Victor Roetman wrote:
On Friday 12 September 2003 00:09, Pierre Jarillon wrote:
In fact RC2 is a beta 4. Please, make a RC3 ! Don't waste the good
reputation of Mandrake with a lack of finition.
Although I read this discussion and understand the issues involved
I just made a fresh install of RC2 in the university, and this problem
does not occur. The mask is 255.255.255.0 here.
Note that in console, stopping lisa with service lisa stop works once,
not twice like on the machine I had problems. Hope this helps.
Eric
At install, it is offered to install : KDE, Gnome, or Other Desktops.
Decription of Other Desktops includes enlightenment, but E is not
installed, it has to be installed separately.
Eric
After install, the KDE bar contains almost nothing : just the K, the
desktop and the home buttons. Where are the other ones ? Shouldn't we
have at least Konqueror, the help button, a text editor and KDE config
panel ?
Eric
Openoffice.org 1.1RC4 is out. Any chance to see it in the final ?
Eric
of bug for which I
should open a report, or should I get some more sleep?
Bye,
Benjamin.
fonts-ttf-vera-1.10-2mdk.noarch.rpm is now in main.
Cheers
Eric
Pierre Jarillon wrote:
In case of bad ram : http://rick.vanrein.org/linux/badram/ allows to don't use
the defectives addresses.
Are you going to include the badram patch into the kernel ? That would
be a very good idea.
Eric
Hi
Is the badram patch going to be inserted in the kernel ? That could be
interesting for people who cannot install because of defective ram
sticks. Apparently it does not affect kernel performance or
compatibility in any case (to be tested though). WDYT ?
Eric
confirmation) ? For some laptops, and with some Gigabyte motherboards,
it may be necessary to install a kernel without APIC. Maybe it is too
late for 9.2, but may it be considered for next version ?
Eric
http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2618
--- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-08-09 19:10 ---
The kernel from kernel.org doesn't have this problem. Also, I've
been using Gentoo ever since this problem came up without any
issues, and others have reported most
. That should be fixed first.
Use --no-verify-rpm until it is fixed.
Eric
.
Eric
cooker sources.
Eric
. Some newbies rush and miss that step, complaining they get a
black screen at restart.
Would it be possible to put a warning/confirmation window if
configuration has not been properly done ?
Eric
with login as root
and type XFdrake --expert :))
Eric
://qa.mandrakesoft.com/twiki/bin/view/Main/CookerHowTo#URPMI_is_Your_Friend
Eric
Brant Fitzsimmons wrote:
Eric Fernandez wrote:
Brant Fitzsimmons wrote:
Hello all,
Are you taking submissions for bootsplash designs? If so, I'd like
to add mine. If not, I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time.
http://bfcomputerconsulting.com/images/mandrake_splash.jpg
I think it would
Timothy R. Butler wrote:
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Hi everyone,
Thanks for the comments on the last bootsplash design. I've made it a
slight bit less bright and also moved a color MDK star down over the
starburst pattern.
http://asisaid.com/images/mdkback.jpg
As
Brant Fitzsimmons wrote:
Hello all,
Are you taking submissions for bootsplash designs? If so, I'd like to
add mine. If not, I'm sorry for wasting everyone's time.
http://bfcomputerconsulting.com/images/mandrake_splash.jpg
I think it would look OK on a corporate desktop, but that's just my
booting the init script cannot find
fsck.reiserfsck to check the reiserfs partitions
- kde-i18n-fr for a French install
Eric
-b using hd.img, and I burn this image to a CD-RW.
Eric
Brad Felmey wrote:
On Mon, 2003-08-11 at 03:30, Eric Fernandez wrote:
Waht about using the new toolbar icons for OOo ? They are available here :
http://kde-look.org/content/show.php?content=7131
Example : http://kde-look.org/content/preview.php?file=7131-3.png
They would make OOo uniform
?
man urpmi.update :
-Fd options are the one you want (afair)
Eric
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