--- Ole Kofoed Hansen
What gives people the idea that they have to buy a new version 4-5 times a year?
Please consider the following points:
1) You don't have to upgrade each time. 2) SuSE only releases approximately 2 versions every year. 3) If you want to upgrade without paying, there is always ftp. Please use a mirror.
The fact is, if things worked fine out of the box, I would absolutely not update except when a major new functionality or feature was added. Today, I have spent nearly 2 months (part time basis) trying to get 7.1 to work with my PC and I still have critical roblems: 1. No drivers for AMI RAID. There is support for the chipset, but no drivers. 2. My OrangeMicro IEE1394, NEC chipset PCI card is unsupported. 3. Haven't got my ATI TV wonder card working 4. Haven't got my 3DLabs VX1 video card working. Why do I want to upgrade? Because I hope if I cannot get these drivers today they will in future releases be supported. Right now I am making slow progress and I have an unuseable linux box. My real goal is I need to run Matlab for school work but I'm getting sucked into update this package, update that RPM unit, update the kernel, update Xfree, etc... We are getting there but are not quite there yet. I still think Suse is a great product though. Babu __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals.yahoo.com