On Saturday 03 February 2001 06:53, Mike wrote:
Wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've made copies of all the install CD's from SuSE. Not a problem. It works every time. I've done this with 6.3, 6.4, and 7.0 most recently. Either you don't know how or you are trolling. I only do copies of the 1st 2 CD's as they are usually the most used here, and I prefer to keep the originals safe.
I doubt if Cliff is a troll, Mike. Some folks have a harder time installing Linux (including SuSE) than others. Some have periods of bad luck. At other times hardware problems unknowingly cause problems which are then attributed to SuSE or the app doing the crashing. I've been using SuSE since 5.3 and I've installed every distro that SuSE has released since then. I learned in 5.3 that the most critical part of the setup is the proper choice of x-server and monitor settings. Most problems I've seen on this mail list appear to me to be related to missettings of the x-server or monitor. This is expecially true when users complain of apparent keyboard and mouse lockup and feel the only thing to do is cycle the power. Once they learn about ALT-Fx these problems diminish. If the hung box is part of a net and remote ftp is allowed control is often regained by remote login. But, far and away, the x-server and monitor settings are most critical. Since 5.3 I've NEVER had YaST fail to make a perfect install or ungrade, depending on which route I took at the time. I've had trouble from time to time adding packages from other sources, and some packages, like BibleTime, which used to run fine under KDE1, I can't get to run under KDE2, yet. Also, I need to use OSS sound because of the age of my sound chips. KDevelop worked perfectly under KDE1 but isn't up to snuff in KDE2. Quanta+ worked great under KDE1 but didn't under KDE2 for awhile. It works fine now, except for a bug in the file to website upload code, which prevents uploading. These are all transient problems with specific packages. SuSE, however, has been and is a rock. This is why I stay with SuSE. Jerry -- "God who gave us life gave us liberty. And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of people that these liberties are a gift of God? Thomas Jefferson - 1781