Manual mounting is a foreign concept to newbies so I know there is danger in it, however, I still think it may be wise to give a choice with an explanation. Maybe have a laptop option during install, which will set the system up safest for laptops and auto load a faq with details so that the newbie would have a 1-2-3 process of enabling/testing features to see if it works. With some time the faq could be laptop brand specific and then eventually model specific. However for this release, it could be more generalized. This option could also load a standardized laptop kernel. This would help resolve such issues such as APIC. With time there could be .config files pre-created and tested for many different laptops and a 1-click button that would compile and install this kernel for the newbie. Maybe even an option that would remember the choices and auto-compile/install whenever the kernel-source is upgraded.
I know there is an existing program called ik (install kernel) that has already automated most of this, it may be mdk modified for the distro. > --- Robert Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I reported this several time before - on my > notebook > > there is a serious > > delay after a new install mounting filesystems. > And > > KDE acts real slow > > because it's constantly trying to access the > > ls-120/CD combo drive, > > > > The solution is to "supermount -i disable" and > > reboot - all is then OK > > but of course, manual mounting is required from > that > > point on! > > > > Cheers, > > R.Fox > > > > > > > > On Fri, 2002-02-01 at 12:51, Guillaume Cottenceau > > wrote: > > > SI Reasoning <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > Maybe supermount should be an option instead > of > > the > > > > default. Laptops with removeable modules, in > > > > particular, removable floppy , can lock up > > during boot > > > > when the floppy is not installed (if it has > > already > > > > been setup in supermount). I have not run into > > > > problems with 2nd cdroms (like cdrw) because > the > > > > system checks for the different drives. > > Evidently > > > > there is no checking for the floppy though (at > > least > > > > on my laptop) which leads to the situation > where > > > > supermount tries to mount an unavaiable floppy > > and the > > > > system freezes at that point. > > > > > > Well the kernel should not freeze. Is it the > same > > without > > > supermount, when you try to mount the floppy > > "traditionally" ? > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Guillaume Cottenceau - > > http://people.mandrakesoft.com/~gc/ > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! http://auctions.yahoo.com
