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Re: Fwd: Re: [PLUG] Adding a new HD
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On Wednesday 1 September 2004 02:10 pm, Art Alexion wrote:
> Well, I have a copy of Mandrake 9.1 (heard there were CD-ROM problems
> with 9.2) that I might try.
There was, it was only one particular manufacturer who had buggy firmware
(which "reused" a standard ATAPI command to alter the firmware). cf.
http://www.mandrakelinux.com/en/lgerrata.php3 if you're intersted in the gory
details.
Mandrake 10.0 has been out for a while (10.1 is in beta at the moment) and has
seemed stable and a noticeable improvement on 9.x (especially if you're a KDE
user - there were a lot of KDE optimisations in that timeframe). I have CDs
if you don't have broadband.
> I have been intrigued with a hardware optimized Gentoo install, but
> don't have any ISOs or CDs.
I installed Gentoo once, replaced it with Mandrake again about a month later.
It was always more effort than it seemed worth to me. I've done the "build
your own distro" thing before so it was more an exercise in frustration than
a useful learning experience, and the speed gains didn't seem noticeable on
my hardware. If you have the time and want to learn about the intricasies of
the OS, it's a useful way to do it.
> Any opinions -- plus or minus -- on those choices?
I've been biased in Mandrake's direction for a couple of years now. I'd
recommend 9.1 over 9.2 if that's your choice, but 10.0 over 9.x. In general I
find it usually just works, installs are easy, hardware dectection finds
almost anything I've thrown it at so far. I did a server upgrade from 9.2 to
10.0 entirely through urpmi (Mandrake's apt-get equivalent) without
significant problems.
I haven't used SuSE at all, so can't comment there.
If you have the drive space, you can always install several in parallel and
see what you like. (Though I definitely recommend making sure you're using
the same version of your desktop environment on each version unless you have
seperate /home for each too).
--
I don't sleep so I don't dream
So I don't wake up frightened
Everything is what it seems if
You look deep enough
- 'On the Wire' Sisters of Mercy
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