At 04:17 PM 12/03/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>Well, I've downloaded the ISOs, and have burned them to CD (RW, so that I
>can replace them with the real thing when it comes out)...I'll install it
>on my laptop and let you know how I make out.
OK. Great STuff. You will like it. Sure nice to have everything work -
'right out of the box'..
>On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Ted Gervais wrote:
>
> >
> > Hi Mike.
> >
> > Good to see a few words from you. We depend on 'authorities' and you
> are seen
> > as one. So we listen to good people like you.
> >
> > As to my RH7 installation - I tried various ways to get the installation to
> > prompt me for the second CD and it never did. I tried installing everything
> > and even doing a partial custom install. No luck. So I gave up.
> >
> > With Wolverine I said install everything and it did; asking for the
> second CD
> > when it was 3/4's done. It works like a charm and I couldn't be happier.
> >
> > Give it a try Mike, and you will see what I mean..
> >
> > In simple words 'great stuff'..
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sunday 11 March 2001 14:07, you wrote:
> > > On Sun, 11 Mar 2001, Ted Gervais wrote:
> > > > > > Wolverine is a 'good-one' Philip. Sure a lot better than RH7. At
> > > > > > least in my opinion.
> > > > >
> > > > > Could you elaborate a little on this? What is better about Wolverine
> > > > > that wasn't as good in RH7?
> > > >
> > > > Well the way I see Wolverine as being better is that it seems to set
> > > > itself up much better. You have TWO cdroms as did RH7 but Wolverine
> uses
> > > > both of them. My RH7 didn't. It just used one.
> > >
> > > In all fairness to the RH7 install, it would/could have used the
> second CD
> > > if you went through the custom install and picked your packages, or even
> > > in the other "standard" installs, you had the option to pick specific
> > > packages. If you had picked packages which were on the second CD, you
> > > would have been prompted for it (packages like the kernel headers,
> source,
> > > tec).
> > >
> > > > Then, when things are done (installed) everything seems to be ready to
> > > > use. I had to fool around with a lot of little things with RH7, but
> > > > not so with Wolverine. As well Wolverine comes with KDE 2.1beta2 and
> > > > the upgrade to kde2.1 (stable) went without a hitch.
> > > > All the way through both the installation of Wolverine and the
> running of
> > > > it with various applications - was simpler and without a hitch!!
> > > >
> > > > Bottom line - it is smooth and like a dream to use..
> > >
> > > Well, my server install went rather well, actually...but I'm looking at
> > > building a dual processor server with ATA-100 and such. I'm looking
> > > forward to trying Wolverine, or the subsequent "real" release, once it's
> > > available and I have my hardware in place.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > Redhat-list mailing list
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
> >
> >
>
>
>
>_______________________________________________
>Redhat-list mailing list
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
---
Ted Gervais
1-902-679-2253
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia Canada.
***********************************************
Be alert, the world needs more lerts
***********************************************
_______________________________________________
Redhat-list mailing list
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
