Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] Alpha 1.15

[Newt <gen...@gm...>]

Hello All,

There are my notes on 1.15, installer rev. 732 (installed from cd):

>> System: Intel Pentium D 2.8ghz (820), 3gb ram, dell deimension 9150, nvidia
>> gf7300le, Acer X213w 2.16/22" monitor, multiboot system (4 hard drives: 3
>> sata, 1 ide), installed to ide, bios boot order is sata then ide
>>
>> Minor: dropdown box for finding installation source still missing bottom border,
>>        however the bottom border issue when entering root password is fixed on the information box
>>
>> Minor: flash of black when 'Development Crew' starts scrolling
>>
>> Minor: scroller pauses at Zarniwoop for a few seconds before clearing and starting over
>>
>> Minor: still see the eject error in console: 'eject: unable to eject, last error: Input/output error'
>>
>>        text leading up to the live above:
>>        eject: unmount of `/mnt/source' failed
>>        umount: /mnt/source: device is busy.
>>                (In some cases useful info about processes that use
>>                         the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1))
>>                         eject: unmount of `/mnt/source' failed
>>                         umount: invalid option -- /
>>                         Usage: umount [-hV]
>>                                umount -a [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] [-t vfstypes] [-O opts]
>>                                umount [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] special | node...
>>                         umount2: Device or resource busy
>>                         umount: /mnt/source: device is busy.
>>                                 (In some cases useful info about processes that use
>>                                  the device is found by lsof(8) or fuser(1))
>>                         umount2: Device or resource busy
>>                         umount: invalid option -- /
>>                         Usage: umount [-hV]
>>                                umount -a [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] [-t vfstypes] [-O opts]
>>                                umount [-f] [-r] [-n] [-v] special | node...
>>                         eject: unable to eject, last error: Input/output error
>>
>> Process Overview Comments (Minor):
>> I liked the old heading/sub-heading format used on 6 Standard Gold where the
>> headings were left justified and the sub-headings were tabbed in.  It created
>> a very visual hierarchy of the order of operations.  Right now it seems like
>> a flat list with the only indicators being the icons.  In fact, the left-vs-tabbed
>> headings are almost reversed with the sub-headings being left justified and the
>> headings being spaced in 1-2 spaces.
>>
>> Bootloader Installation Notes (Major/Minor):
>> -does not find windows/hfs+ partitions on other drives for inclusion in the lilo bootloader
>>    -Edit: upon first boot, grub DOES list VectorLinux, FectorLinx (fail safe), Windows XP - Great!!
>> -bootsector option shows partition information, but it's the wrong partition.
>>  It should be /dev/hda1 (/ partition) but shows /dev/hda2 (/home partition)
>> -I tried bootsector option anyway and it failed both grub and lilo to /dev/hda2
>> -There's still the issue that if the bootloader installation fails it will
>>  move you forward and if you click back the bootloader installation screen is frozen
>>  and (mostly) uneditable
>>
>> Root Password Notes (Major):
>> -can still bypass creating a root password by clicking 'back' (to Regional
>>  Settings) and clicking 'next' - the button enables after 1 second pause
>>
>> Network Configuration (Minor):
>> -as a new-to-linux user I was always baffled/concerned/worried about what I
>>  was _supposed_ to enter as a 'Domain'.  My feeling is that it should be
>>  something not pingable and obviously unimportant (e.g. local.domain,
>>  my.network, my.computer, computer, network, loc.al). Perhaps even a little
>>  infomation box providing useful example would be good, or just a blurb in
>>  the Help box would suffice.
>>
>> OpenOffice (Minor/Major):
>> -style, font type, font size fields show text that's cut off on top and bottom
>> -Extension Manager problem still exists
>>
>> Kpackage still cannot start
>> Opera still has lowercase 'o' for it's name in menu
>> wpa_gui still not found
>> vburn still not starting from menu
>> ...essentially same issue as prior test 1.13 (I think)

Overall a very good install with new problems. Hope this is useful.

Cheers, newt

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Saturday, August 22, 2009, 9:48:24 AM, you wrote:

ua> New ISO's up:
ua> ftp://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/pub/vectorlinux/Uelsk8s/test/VL6.0-SOHO-A1.15.iso
ua> ftp://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/pub/vectorlinux/Uelsk8s/test/VL6.0-SOHO-A1.15-CD2.iso

ua> CD2 is an exact copy of VL6.0-SOHO-A1.14-CD2.iso so if you have that iso
ua> still you can save the bandwidth and rename it.
ua> we have a new installer in this with a few more bugfixes, and new grub and
ua> os-prober packages.

ua> let us know how it works for you.
ua> when reporting bugs please give as much info about the hardware and install
ua> type(from cdrom or ISO) as possible.

ua> Thanks,
ua> Uel