Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3964 mails)

[Franky Goethals <franky.goethals@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm sorry Peter, but then i have 2 broken DVD at home, which work perfectly 
with any other DVD + serveral at work...

I think you're talking about theory... I didn't have any problems with their 
double-sided DVD of 9.1 neither...

Greets,
Franky.

On Monday 22 November 2004 21:16, Peter B Van Campen wrote:
> On Monday 22 November 2004 7:39 am, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
> > Steve Kratz wrote:
> > > Anyone want to start up a petition for Novell/SUSE to provide some
> > > sort of an alternate single-layer DVD (or two, one for 32, and one
> > > for 64-bit), to customers that bought the thing?
> > >
> > > I really find it troubling that I have to jump through hoops for an
> > > open-source OS that I bought the box for, and end up having to burn
> > > custom images ripped from the disc... Sure, the CDs work fine, but
> > > when there's at least 5 packages I normally use that aren't on the
> > > CDs... Grr
> >
> > I think SuSE should only supply single layer DVDs thus enabling the
> > product to be used by many more people without the additional expense
> > of having to buy a dual layer DVD kit.
> >
> > I'll be knocking on Novell's office door very soon to request 2
> > single layer DVDs if my DVD purchased in Mar 2004 is a 'legacy'
> > model.
> >
> > I bought the full Pro boxed set to support them. If they are going to
> > require people to have the latest and greatest hardware like Mr Gates
> > does, then how are people going to install the DVD packages on older
> > systems ie PI/II's and therefore let the OS grow?
>
>  Hi,
>
> I've said this many times: It the drive is labeled "DVD" then is
> supports dual layer reading. It is explicitly part of the device specs.
>
> If yours can't read it then it is broken; why would anyone want to keep
> using a broken device?
>
> PeterB

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