Re: [opensuse] 11.0 ......a BIG update gotcha!!

----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred A. Miller" To: "opensuse" Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 11:30 PM Subject: Re: [opensuse] 11.0 ......a BIG update gotcha!!

Dominique Leuenberger wrote:

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On 28.05.2008 at 12:03, Basil Chupin wrote: Dominique Leuenberger wrote:

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> On 26.05.2008 at 23:10, "Fred A. Miller" wrote: > DON'T update the kernel in 11.0 as there's an excellent chance that when Grub tries to startup the system, it won't boot!! This is repeatedly what I get with 11.0 64-bit.

Fred

Fred,

This is a known bug and is mentioned hundreds of time already on the Factory Mailinglist, where all comments about 11.0 at the moment belong. Or did I miss that 11.0 is already releasesd? Dominique I don't believe this answer......

If it is a known bug and has been mentioned "hundreds of time already on the Factory Mailinglist" then why, in the name of common sense and the Einstein factor, is the kernel sitting in the factory repository and is allowed to be selected by zypper - and smart for that matter - as an upgrade to the original when the darn thing is a piece of useless rubbish?! The kernel is dated 23 May and today is 28 May -- and it's still sitting there (as of a 30 seconds ago).

Perplexed from OZ.

Well: in case you did not realize: we're talking about Factory. The solution is as simple as stated on the Factory list for many times already: add acpi=off as a boot parameter. There will most likely come an updated kernel rpm soon.\

Wonderful. And, what do you do if you have a laptop?

Easy. Stop using beta versions. 11.0 is not a supported product yet. You get to report problems and provide fixes and support, not complain about them and demand fixes and support. Thats why people keep saying "this is factory", and "... as mentioned already on the factory mail list ...", etc. Take the hint. If you're using Factory, discuss it and be kept up to date about it on the Factory mail list (not here), and if it's too buggy for you to use, then, don't use it. Use 10.3 or whatever is the latest released version at a given time, then complain and demand fixes if _that_ doesn't work as advertised. As for not reading every post, you never heard of google? Or the search box on the web interface to the archives of all the mail lists? Good grief.... -- Brian K. White brian@aljex.com http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org