From: Michael Shigorin <mike@osdn.org.ua> To: community-en@altlinux.org Subject: Re: [Comm-en] Alt Jr2.2 dual boot with Mdk9.1 Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2003 17:07:30 +0300 Message-ID: <20030711140730.GK873@osdn.org.ua> (raw) In-Reply-To: <3F0D8117.20602@amnet.co.cr> On Thu, Jul 10, 2003 at 09:07:03AM -0600, Chad wrote: --- > "Unhappily, I have to report a bad experience with alt linux. I tried to It happens. > install it my test partition and the install stopped when > attempting to configure X. The reported error was unable to > find XFree rpm. I remember something along those lines but as search.altlinux.ru is broken now (busy fixing it) can't do grep http:// :( > Did the md5sums on the isos before burning and they checked > out. I have a nvidia graphics card which may be the problem. Shouldn't be. > The install refused to go forward from this point and aborted > by itself. Very strange, never seen a problem with those. IIRC this could happen with the newest 8X cards which weren't supported by older driver and weren't known to older kudzu/xfdrake. > When I rebooted lilo was screwed up, just got 99s across the screen. Ummm... without details on bootloader it's extremely hard to tell what happened. > Wound up rebooting with a knoppix cd, commenting out the alt > linux partition line in mandrake's fstab, deleting the alt > linux files and was finally able to restore lilo from mandrake > install CD1, rescue mode." Well there's Junior's rescue mode though I doubt it would be much different =] --- > I was trying to get a few ppl to try it out and spread the good > word. I think my plan backfired as the first attempt went so > bad. No problem, we should be realistic regarding *bugs* (yes, bugs) that are apparently there. Your problems with sound (IIRC) were of the same kind too -- they simply shouldn't be. BTW, I'm packaging fresher alsa for Sisyphus and a backport for updates/2.2 kernel (2.4.20-alt7), so if you're interested you could give it a try -- 0.9.2 packages are already at ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/people/mike/kernel/ and alsa/, and 0.9.4 packages are partially there (Sisyphus) with the rest (backport) loading my AXP1.7+ for the last few hours :-] > I enjoy alt. Sound works, palm pilot works, digital camera Well it all should work, and seems that USB hotplug is getting better yet :-) > I have some questions: 1. When is the next release for Alt Jr? Hopefully this summer, "per my feelings". :-) > I ask because I notice the other distros seem to do it quite > regular. Junior usually does in spring/early summer and then autumn/late summer. > 2. Are the packages for sisyphus ever added to the Jr2.2 > repositories or will they only be added to the new version of > Alt Jr? The latter for the most part; but you can use Master 2.2 packages for the most part. -- ---- WBR, Michael Shigorin <mike@altlinux.ru> ------ Linux.Kiev http://www.linux.kiev.ua/
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-07-11 14:07 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2003-07-10 15:07 Chad 2003-07-11 14:07 ` Michael Shigorin [this message] 2003-07-13 2:14 ` Chad 2003-07-14 12:22 ` Michael Shigorin 2003-07-14 17:26 ` Michael Shigorin 2003-07-17 17:59 ` Chad 2003-07-18 13:44 ` Michael Shigorin
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