Bruno Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 .ATL scoop . . . . again the ATL is the first to bring you:RELEASED: Mandriva 10.2 ( Limited Edition 2005 )Here is what you do for the FTP-Install:1). Get the "boot.iso" and burn it to CD: ftp://ftp.nluug.nl/pub/os/Linux/distr/Man...images/boot.iso 2). Boot from the CD and press Enter at the first screen3). Select "FTP-Server" from the next screen4). Next screen: Select DHCP ( or whatever suitable for your connection )5). Next screen: Fill in anything you want :)6). You get a message "Bringing up the network" . . this might take a minute 7). Next screen: Proxy . . . leave blank8). Next screen: The Address . . . . watch out here . . . on the first line you put: ftp.nluug.nlon the 2nd line: /pub/os/Linux/distr/Mandrake/official/2005/i586/ ( !! Case Sensitive !! ) 9). The "normal" install procedure will start . . if you need a lead see HereHave FUN !!NOTE: The install screens say "Cooker RC1" . . . don't worry you will get the "Limited Edition 2005" . . aka 10.2NOTE-2: The estimation of time is not very accurate . . . it mostly takes only half the time of what it shows during the install.. Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 hee hee..haven't done an FTP install in a bit...time to upgrade and practice at the same time...LOl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Now if I could just figure out how to do an ftp install wirelessly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Well I kinda of sorta did that..but I don't think it counts, Wireless access point to hub to system .. and you mean directly..that would be interesting.... ..If the boot iso saw the wireless card(would the connection remain in ramdrive?.......and it was non-wep..Ok...now ya got me to thinking (and that's scary... ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Now if I could just figure out how to do an ftp install wirelessly! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> There is an pcmcia.imgDunno if that helps ?? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 [bruno@jupiter ~]$ uname -r2.6.11-6mdk :DThere are some "special" release notes I copied from cooker: More information on package mandrakelinux-release-10.2-1mdk.i586General Notes=============Deltarpm--------In order to provide smaller updates to the stable release, deltarpm from suse has been added. This enable to have incremental updates of rpm, reducing bandwidth needed. ( see http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...01/msg01996.php ).Removed packageThese packages were removed from the archives, as they are either deprecated or not working ( this list is not complete ) :  * boa-constructor : ( not working with newer wxpython )  * ispell : replaced by aspell  * opale : do not compile  * acid : replaced by base  * bayonne : unmaintainedInstallation------------The installer was improved and now uses a different technology ( compressed loopback ) as found in MandrakeMove.You can also use iso on the disk, as quickly explained on StageOne.This section should mention the feature: "Internet sources configuration during installation." However this option didn't appear when I just tried the 10.2rc1 installer. I was booting from The Supplemental Drivers CD.Tools=====MCC---MCC has now an expert option to display advanced tools.Hardware========initrd------Warning : If you have initrd's created before 10.2 they must be regenerated (using mkinitrd) to havelarge enough room, otherwise /sys might get full and prevent hal to work properly (not detecting theentire hardware installed on the system)Standard kernel does not work on Centrino-----------------------------------------The standard kernel now has NX (no-execute) support enabled by default. NX requires PAE (Physical Address Extension) support, which should be available on all i686 processors, and is required for accessing memory above 4GB. Unfortunately PAE support is broken on the Dothan (Centrino) CPU (See the errata part of http://download.intel.com/design/mobile/SP...T/30220907.pdf) and no fix nor workaround is planned by Intel. If you have a Centrino CPU, you should use a kernel which doesn't require PAE support, thus you have to use i686-4GB or i586-1GB kernels. This also means that Centrino users cannot have the advantages of NX (on any operating system). The installer has been updated, and should install a suitable kernel (ie i686-up-4GB) by default.speedstep-centrino does not support Dothan processors-----------------------------------------------------The kernel module speedstep-centrino does not support Dothan processors. This is native cpufreq driver for Centrino based systems. Despite of this there is support via generic acpi-cpufreq module. Using acpi-cpufreq instead of speedstep-centrino caused higher power consumption.At this time there is still no support for Dothan in main linux tree but there is unofficial patch which add support for these processors: http://localhost.ruhr.de/~stefan/acerTM292...-dothan-3.patchAlso this problem is discussed in bugzilla: bug_small.png Bug #10988 bug_small.png Bug #14950ov511 based webcam------------------two different releases of ov511 driver are included in shipped kernel. If your webcam doesn't work correctly, it is probably using ov511-alt module instead of ov511. Add ov511-alt to /etc/hotplug/blacklist and ov511 will be loaded instead.Desktop=======KDE---Kde 3.3.2 has been chosen over kde 3.4 for its maturity. However many bugfixes and some important new features ( kpdf, gdm theme support for kdm ) were backported by the Mandrakelinux KDE team into thepackages included.Kde has been compiled with the flag -fvisibility, in order to improve loading times ( http://www.nedprod.com/programs/gccvisibility.html ).Changes to the Kmenu Button---------------------------In order to highlight the Kmenu button in a more obvious fashion, a text label has been added that says "menu". Depending on the size of your kicker panel and your personal preferences, you may want todisable this. To do so, open .kde/share/config/kickerrc with your favorite text editor and add kmenutext=false in the Kmenu section (you may have to add the section) so it looks like this:[KMenu]kmenutext=falseThere is more information and discussion in this Cooker ML thread ( http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...03/msg03163.php )New Look Login Manager----------------------There is a new feature in the default login manager (KDM) for this release which allows it to be themed like GDM. When themed, the user must know his/her username and type it in, which may be undesirable in certain circumstances.If you want to revert to the previous behavior, you simply must configure KDM to not use a theme. Todo this, open /etc/kde/kdm/kdmrc with your favorite text editor and change UseTheme=true to UseTheme=false.There is more information and discussion in this Cooker ML thread ( http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...03/msg04931.php )GNOME-----For stability reasons the version of GNOME included is 2.8.3, which is the latest stable release before the jump to 2.10. See the release announcement for more information on features and capabilities ( http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-annou...y/msg00071.html )Sound-----ALSA support was greatly enhanced in XMMS and Beep Media Player.Sound multiplexing with ALSA----------------------------Now, applications that use the ALSA api for playing sound will automatically use the dmix plugin by default on sound cards that do not support hardware mixing. Thus, such applications will always be able to play sound simultaneously.Note that if an application uses the OSS emulation for playing sound with an ALSA driver, it'll get exclusive access to the sound card, thus excluding all other apps.What's more, the dnsoop plugin is also set up, thus allowing several applications to record simultaneously from the same sound cardLast but not least, the softvol plugin is used for codecs without volume controls (eg: Azalia/intel HD audio) so that one can alter sound volume on cards that do not support itTiMidity MIDI synthesizer-------------------------Now TiMidity, a MIDI playback engine, can be executed as a ALSA sequencer client. This means it can act as a software synthesizer, which is very useful when machine has no decent soundcard (such as most laptop). Install timidity-init if this feature is desired.The old patch set included in versions prior to 10.2 was found to be plagued with copyright problem,so this situation is rectified by uploading new patch set called freepats: http://freepats.opensrc.org , which is rigorously reviewed and confirmed to be free of copyright problem.X.org-----X.org version 6.8.x is now shipping with an experimental extension called Composite (disabled by default). To enable, just read this page : http://wiki.x.org/wiki/CvsPageIf it is enabled, some applications might crash (like Flash plugin, GTK1 applications like xmms). Toworkaround this problem, you need to set the environment variable XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1 before starting those applications.The configuration file /etc/X11/xorg.conf is no longer a symbolic link to /etc/X11/XF86config.Multimedia keyboards--------------------Newer multimedia keyboards can now be configured via the keyboarddrake applet in the Mandrake Control Center. GNOME and KDE have already been configured with certain default actions for common multimedia keys.XDG Menu--------The XDG menu specification from freedesktop.org has been used to generate the menus in the new release, and to generate the default Mandrakelinux menus, the menu package is still used. You can change some of the default menu attributes by modifying the file /etc/menu-methods/menu-attribute.Several attributes can be used:  * inline: true or false example: inline="true" (allow inlining menu, a directory will not be created for only one item )  * inline_header: true or false (allow to make a menu header)  * inline_alias: true or false (allow to replace menu item by alias)  * inline_limit: a number (example inline_limit="12") define how menu item we can inlined.see http://standards.freedesktop.org/menu-spec...u-spec-0.9.html for more information on the XDG menu specification.Although not the default, if you wish, you have the ability to have your menus sorted in alphabetic order. To do this, just create empty file named /etc/menu-methods/xdg-not-sorted.Spell checking--------------ispell is no longer supported, it has been replaced with aspell (which is actively supportd and provides same funcitonality and extra features, like utf-8 support, and much more supported languages).See the aspell documentation, and in particular the file /usr/share/doc/aspell-0.60.2/manual/aspell.html/Using-Aspell-as-a-Replacement-for-Ispell.html for the differences in the command line parametersand how you can switch to use aspell as your spell checker. You can also see the file /usr/share/doc/aspell-0.60.2/manual/aspell.html/Introduction.html for the differences and advantages of aspell overispell.ispell dictionaries have been removed, only the ispell program is still available (as a contrib package) in case you have a home-made dictionary in ispell format. The ispell program itself will howeverbe removed in the future, so if you have a personal dictionary in ispell format you should start to convert it to aspell format.Mozilla and firefox-------------------Mozilla suite has been replaced by firefox, thunderbird and nvu in main ( http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...01/msg00355.php ). Firefox is shipped with three different themes (Firefox theme,CrystalSVG theme for KDE and GNOME theme which will use icon theme configured in GNOME). Firefox will autodetect running environment and choose the correct theme accordingly. If you choose another theme, this autoswitch feature will be disabled. To enable it back, you need to go to "about:config" withfirefox and choose "general.skins.selectedSkin" and select 'reset'. You'll need to restart firefox to get it backNetworking----------Network interfaces are now initiated in the background to speed up the boot process.System======Dynamic File System Monitoring------------------------------The fam daemon, which was the default tool for providing notification to userspace about modifications to the filesystem, was plagued with problems, primarily related to locking of devices. For Mandrakelinux 10.2, famd is being replaced by gamin which eliminates many of these problems. The usage is the same, so the user should not need to do anything, but the result will be a better working system. If you are using home over NFS, you might see gamin taking more %CPU than needed (this is an issue caused by dnotify kernel feature). See this page to configure gamin to use polling in that case.New urpmi features------------------  * gurpmi has been rewritten as a native gtk2 app, meaning that urpmi --X no longer exist.  * a new option --retry was added, to specify how often a mirror should be retried.  * urpmi can now use iso image as a removable media.  * you can now use variable in media url, for more flexibility. ( http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...02/msg02853.php ).Magidev is replaced by gnome-volume-manager and HAL.----------------------------------------------------Magicdev, the software who used to be in charge of mounting usb key on the desktop, is replaced by gnome-volume-manager and HAL. If you are upgrading from an older release and still using old kernel, make sure to see initrd section to make sure devices add/removal is working properly (df /dev should never returns 100% space used).Server======Postgresql----------Postgresql Procedural languages support has been splitted in one rpm for each languages ( postgresql-pl* ), you may need install new package if you upgrade.MySQL-----As a security measure, networking in the mysql server has been disabled per default, only localhost connections will work. This is because the mysql root user has no password in a default install and that leaves the MySQL server open for anyone to use.To enable networking the user has to edit or delete the /etc/sysconfig/mysqld file.Cfengine--------Now cfengine is splitted among several package, and use the new version 2.0, which changed major thinkg, like no more binary ( /usr/bin/cfengine ). See cfengine changelog for more details.Samba-----Samba can now automatically share new CUPS printers. To allow this to work out-the-box, the default samba configuration now sets "printcap cache time" to 60 seconds (by default it is 0 which disables rescanning of printers). In order for shared printers to be browseable by default, printerdrake shouldnow also generate printer names of no more than 13 characters, don't use longer names if you want the printers to be visible on your samba server (although they will still be useable, they won't be shown when browsing the samba server).In order to allow use of the kernel's cifs driver without installing a few MB of samba packages, themount.cifs binary has been split off into the subpackage mount-cifs (but it is required by samba-client). This should have no impact besides allowing users to have a minimal system that can mount CIFS shares.Of interest to users with LDAP-based domain controllers, Samba-3.0.13 has a newer version of smbldap-tools than before, which is much more similar to the stand-alone smbldap-tools. Thus, the smbldap-tools are no longer bundled in the samba-server package. Users who were previously using the smbldap-tools provided by samba-server should install the samba-smbldap-tools package, which will install smbldap-tools, provide compatability symbolic links, and migrate a previous smbldap-tools configuration (from /etc/samba/smbldap_conf.pm) to the new configuration files (/etc/smbldap-tools/smbldap.conf and /etc/smbldap-tools/smbldap_bind.conf). After migration is complete, and your /etc/samba/smb.conf has been updated to reflect the location of the real smbldap-tools (which you should do manually, to the versions in /usr/sbin), the samba-smbldap-tools package may be removed.OpenLDAP--------The database format used by the bdb backend in OpenLDAP 2.2 is incompatible with the format in OpenLDAP 2.1. An automatic export/import is done during upgrade to allow a seemless upgrade, however it ispossible that the import may fail (some reasons are covered below). In this case, the LDIF files from the export are left in the database directory with the name rpm-migrate-to-2.2.ldif-import-failed, and may be imported with slapadd after the problem has been corrected.Some users may prefer to not have their databases migrated automatically, automatic migration may beprevented by setting "AUTOMIGRATE=no" in /etc/sysconfig/ldap, but of course alternative arrangementsshould be made to ensure the availability of the data after the upgrade. As a last fallback, openldap2.1 packages are available in contrib which may be used to recover the data (via slapcat2.1), but use of the packages for production is discouraged.Some changes have been made to the way ACLs are defined in slapd.conf (and included files), for example the ACL target specifier dn now uses the subtype "exact" by default instead of "regex" as before,and submatches no longer automatically expand. ACLs with regex-based targets that use "access to dn=" should be changed to use "access to dn.regex=", and the associated "by" clause should be changed from "by dn=" to "by dn.exact,expand" instead. If you have made changes to the default provided slapd.access.conf, you may wish to review the changes (which you should be able to see in the file slapd.acces.conf.rpmnew). To prevent this issue in the future, the file slapd.access.conf is no longer "noreplace", so if you with to make changes, you should copy the file and modify the copied file (and changethe include directive in slapd.conf to point to your copy).Since samba-2.x is now obsolete, the samba.schema provided with OpenLDAP no longer has the obsolete samba2 definitions uncommented as before, and any reference to those attributes or objectclasses in access control or indexing directives should be removed (or, if you still need them, make a copy of samba.schema and uncomment the necessary sections).Since OpenLDAP 2.2 utilises an in-memory cache, which will be emptied by database recovery, automatic database recovery for all bdb/hdb databases during startup (ie 'service ldap start', but not 'service ldap restart') of the "ldap" service is now optional (but enabled by default). If you don't want your in-memory cache emptied and you are sure your server will never shut down unexpectedly, you may disable automatic database recovery by setting "AUTORECOVER=no" in /etc/sysconfig/ldapDevelopment===========Packaging---------%mkrel macroin a attempt to provides easy backport naming, a %mkrel macro was added. This will lead to a versioned (ie distribution specific) release tag if you rebuild a rpm from cooker on your stable release. Packages which implemented %mkrel without defining the macro may not rebuild cleanly on older releases without a local macro definition. See DistroSpecificReleaseTag.multiarch---------in order to enhance support of 32 bit developpement on a 64 bit architecture, a new system has been added to sort arch dependent files. Therefore, it require the backport of multiarch-utils in order tobuild newer rpm on old releases ( see http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...01/msg01999.php ).Compilers---------Perl----Perl has been built without thread support ( http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...11/msg01206.php ). This means that all the binary packages need to be rebuilt, and you can no longer use interpreter level thread. More info on http://archives.mandrakelinux.com/cooker/2...10/msg01160.phpVFlib-----Support for VFlib (a librairy to access different font formats trough a unique API) is dropped, as that library is not used anymore by any standard program, the functionality of accessing fonts is now being done trough fontconfig.Thought posting it here to have a reference for later.Removing the text "menu" on the button on the taskbar might prove a popular one :thumbsup: Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Followed Brunos instructions and have an ftp install I haven't done any of the user customization as yet but will .Same old problem as with Ubuntu/Kubuntu and Mdk10.1 The scann area of my flat display with Gforce nVidia graphics card is moved to the right . The poinder will go off screen on the right and on the left side there is about 1/4 of an inch space that the cursor will not go any furtherCharlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 The scann area of my flat display with Gforce nVidia graphics card is moved to the right . <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Charlie . . . I have exactly the same on my box with the Nvidia card . . but as soon as the nvidia drivers are installed the focus of the screen is back in the middle . . . it just means that either you have to install the Nvidia drivers for every distro . . . or adjust the monitor settings to the left.Anyway . . glad the install was successful ! Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie Posted April 12, 2005 Share Posted April 12, 2005 Brunojust means that either you have to install the Nvidia drivers for every distro I have never had any luck with the nVidia driver installation since I started using linux with Chaedera 2.4 deshtop/red hat 7... a few years ago Is there a good post on installing nVidia drivers ????Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 12, 2005 Author Share Posted April 12, 2005 Yep there is Charlie:nVidia Drivers . . . . but if you are not a gamer you can do very well without them Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozgeek Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks, Bruno, for the information.I've upgraded my RC 2 install and I like what I see. I, too, have the NVidia screen problem but, luckily, that's easily fixed by moving the viewing area sideways. Fortunately, I've got a Linux monitor that is easy to adjust, unlike my new Dell which needs a degree in monitor science to adjust the settings One thing that is SO much better in the new install is the ability to access webpage URL's from email links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi Jan and CharlieI just posted a step by step howto for the Nvidia Graphic drivers in Mandrake 10.2 here ( Kernel 2.6.11 and Nvidia's latest drivers 1.0-7174 ):http://forums.scotsnewsletter.com/index.php?showtopic=11545Print it out and let's hope that if you follow point 1 to 9 you will have no more problems ( pay extra attention to point 6 ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks, Bruno!! "FTP-install" is great! "Mandriva 2005" is grand! What a tremendous leap forward from the "beta's & rc's"! P.S.: Bruno, where did you find that terrific desktop background? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi all!Never did a ftp install before. Downloaded the .iso and burned it. Here are a few questions:1.Will Driva install itself on top of Drake 10.1? Or should I uninstall Drake first?2. Should I back up all the personnal info?3.About Xorg: X.org version 6.8.x is now shipping with an experimental extension called Composite (disabled by default). To enable, just read this page : http://wiki.x.org/wiki/CvsPage Does 10.2 come with XF86 by default? Because I don't want to go anywhere near Xorg, at least on this actual Linux machine.I'll wait for your good advice before dong anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teacher Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I am pretty sure it is XF86 but don't have it here in front of me to check.You can tell it to replace your 10.1 or you can tell it to go to a different partition. It is up to you whether or not you want it to format or leave your /home alone. I usually leave it alone if i am doing an upgrade or replace it if I am going to a different distro. If you do not overwrite your /home then all your personal information should be there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks, Bruno!! "FTP-install" is great! "Mandriva 2005" is grand! What a tremendous leap forward from the "beta's & rc's"! thats a really nice wallpaper Quint is that the default wallpaper on mandrake ? ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarryB Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 I seem to remember Xorg flinging by as I was installing this AM...(but then again it was early...)..has Xorg been a issue?But you can either do a fresh install or an upgrade(Most do a fresh install) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) Thanks Julia!Will wait a few hours for a confirmation on the XF86. Got todo some work getting the gardens ready for a new season anyway.P.S. Missed your post Barry! Thanks for the info and yeah Xorg is an amazing pain in the butt on my old machine. I've got half a dozen Live CDs that I can't run plus a few Ubuntu, Kubuntu installs. Edited April 13, 2005 by réjean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 (edited) thats a really nice wallpaper Quint is that the default wallpaper on mandrake ? ...<{POST_SNAPBACK}> No, something that I've "saved" from: < kde-look.org >. They have many!!Does 10.2 come with XF86 by default? Because I don't want to go anywhere near Xorg, at least on this actual Linux machine.I'll wait for your good advice before dong anything.rejean,In < /etc/X11 >, there is:1) /XF86Config2) /xorg.confI "edited" the < /xorg.conf > file, and everything is "fine as frog's hair". HTH. Edited April 13, 2005 by quint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steel Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 No, something that I've "saved" from: < kde-look.org >. They have many!! ohhh ok thanks Quint.. i will have a look there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
réjean Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 No, something that I've "saved" from: < kde-look.org >. They have many!!rejean,In < /etc/X11 >, there is:1) /XF86Config2) /xorg.confI "edited" the < /xorg.conf > file, and everything is "fine as frog's hair". HTH.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Thanks quint! I'm gonna take the plunge then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Hi all!Does 10.2 come with XF86 by default? Because I don't want to go anywhere near Xorg, at least on this actual Linux machine.I'll wait for your good advice before dong anything.<{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hi Réjean . . what is the panic about Xorg ?? You have been using Xorg in Mandrake 10.1 for the last half year . . . . . and not only in Mandrake, but almost every distro you presently run uses Xorg ;)And that composite option is not enabled by default and only works with KDE 3.4 ( Mandriva 2005 has 3.3 ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 P.S.: Bruno, where did you find that terrific desktop background? Hi Quint . . . . . are you asking about this one ?. . . . . <-- ClickThat is an old Overclockix wallpaper that I Gimped and adapted to suit my new Mandriva desktop . . . . . if you want it you can get it here:http://www.brunolinux.net/SNLF/Mandriva.jpg ( rightclick on image and save as ) Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauchoperezoso Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 how much time should this install take on average with 1.5Mb per second connection?i tried to install it on free disk space but it was just taking too long so i had to cancel it.Besidies i didnt see the pregress bar nor could see what the estimated install time was.is it normal?also i did get some errors when installing some packages,before i cancelled of course.Can somebody tell me when the mandrake 10.2 iso will be released?i think i prefer to do it the old way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quint Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Thanks, Bruno...I thought it looked familiar! Guess I'll hunt up that CD, I seem to recall it having several magnificent pix!! Thanks, again for the "memory-jog". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 how much time should this install take on average with 1.5Mb per second connection?i tried to install it on free disk space but it was just taking too long so i had to cancel it.Besidies i didnt see the pregress bar nor could see what the estimated install time was.is it normal?also i did get some errors when installing some packages,before i cancelled of course.Can somebody tell me when the mandrake 10.2 iso will be released?i think i prefer to do it the old way... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> A default install on that speed should not take longer then 2 hours ( no matter if the "estimated time" does show more )But do NOT choose extra packages during the install ( to avoid errors) . . . . just tick the development ones as extra . . . all the other ones can be added simply with urpmi after the install. The ISO will first be released only for Club-Members ( one of these days ) and one month later for the general public . . . so could on half May. BrunoHi Quint . . . . . no problem my friend . . . . the first Overclockix CD we all downloaded was a real treasure full of nice wallpapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Can somebody tell me when the mandrake 10.2 iso will be released?i think i prefer to do it the old way... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This list will be published at the Mandriva Club in the next hours:Mandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-Silver-CD5-CD6.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-DVD.x86_64.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-6CDs.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition.x86_64.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-Extra-Drivers.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-Club-Mini.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-Club-CD1-CD4.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-Mini.i586.torrentMandriva-Linux-2005-Limited-Edition-DVD.i586.torrentThere will only be torrents for the first few weeks . . . and only for paying club members . . . like I said above . . the "general public" will only have access to ISO's in 4 -5 weeks from now. ( mid or end May )That is why it is such a scoop to be able to run it today with this "trick" called FTP-install . . . . . . . . extra service from ATL . . . get it ?? Bruno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruno Posted April 13, 2005 Author Share Posted April 13, 2005 Yep . . and here is the official announce on the Club pages: Following the recent new roadmap announcement, Mandriva (pronounced"Man-dree-vah"!) Linux Limited Edition 2005 is a transitional releasebetween 10.1 Official and 2006 Official which will be released by theend of this year.Limited Edition 2005 is the ideal product for Linux users who need themost up-to-date and exciting features at the earliest opportunity,without sacrificing stability and performance.Mandriva Linux Limited Edition 2005 is immediately available for allClub members and contributors and provides:- Linux kernel 2.6.11.6- KDE 3.3.2 (with some backports from version 3.4, including kpdf)- GNOME 2.8.3- Firefox 1.0.2- GCC 3.4.3- The GIMP 2.2- Cdrecord 2.01.01a21 (with DVD+R dual-layer support)- OpenOffice.org 1.1.4- MySQL 4.1.11- and many others!Limited Edition 2005 is built to increase amd optimize performance: ithas been designed with x86-64 technology in mind and has support fordual-core technology, allowing the use of the most powerfulapplications on advanced new processors.Special optimizations also enhance the overall speed delivered by thesystem. For instance, KDE is 10% faster, thanks to special tuning byMandriva!Limited Edition 2005 also provides better support for removabledevices such as digital cameras, CD-ROM drives and USB keys throughimmediate detection of devices as they are plugged in, and by allowingyou to boot the installation from a USB key. Additionally, thisrelease offers full support for Adaptec Host RAID controllers (RAID,SCSI, SATA) and extended recognition for the most recent flat screenmonitors, including widescreen resolutions. Additionally, the supportof the XBox console will certainly appeal to gamers and enthusiasts!Also available is DKMS which allows kernel modules to bedynamically built for each kernel on your system in a simplified andorganized fashion.Mandriva Club members and Mandriva's contributors have immediateaccess to LE 2005 through Bittorrent or HTTP download! If you are notyet a Mandriva Club Member, subscribe now:http://www.mandrivalinux.com/en/clubLimited Edition 2005 is also available for preorder as a DVD set atthe price of 65 USD (59 euros). Preorder your DVD at:http://store.mandriva.com/product_info.php...products_id=217Discover all the features of Limited Edition 2005 at:http://www.mandriva.com/products/limited-editionA free download version of Limited Edition 2005 will be made publiclyavailable at a later date.Mandriva Online Team. BrunoPS: Links to torrents are not posted yet . . . . . . so if you are quick you will have it installed before any of the "Club Members" do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gauchoperezoso Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 thanx Bruno!This is what i call exhaustive answer:) i think i shouldnt have ticked all the packages ( short of games).anyway,i think my net connection is going thru some unstable time.ill try it one more time later today.hopefully it works.i dont want to wait till mid may!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dard Posted April 13, 2005 Share Posted April 13, 2005 Ok I've done the ftp installs before. :DOnly question is what to do about lilo in the MBR.I'm using the slackware lilo at this time, and do not want to lose it.Where do I install mandriva's lilo? in the mandriva root partition?Mandrake er mandriva still uses lilo as the default I hope?Have 23gigs unpartitioned free space available for this which will be /dev/hda7. To bad it's at the end of the hard drive instead of up front. That's life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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