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Re: [Vectorlinux-devel] New SOHO ISO's
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From: uel a. <ue...@gm...> - 2009-10-04 14:11:35
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there is an mc package here: ftp://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/pub/vectorlinux/Uelsk8s/test/mc/4.7.0-pre3/mc-4.7.0-pre3-i586-1vl60.tlz I did not put it in the ISO yet, cause I was not sure if it would break anything :) If you can test it and let me know what you think, I would appreciate it. Thanks, Uel On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 10:30 PM, paul marwick <pa...@wa...> wrote: > uel archuletta wrote: > > > ftp://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/pub/vectorlinux/Uelsk8s/test/VL6.0-SOHO-A1.40txz.iso > > > > > ftp://vectorlinux.osuosl.org/pub/vectorlinux/Uelsk8s/test/VL6.0-SOHO-A1.34-CD2.iso > > > > are up! > > > > new installer > > new grub > > nv driver in initrd - needs tested - this does not work on my Macpro > > mc in initrd - needs testing - let us know how it handles txz packages > > and other functions > > > > Install was very good. The only minor glitch I hit was at the ncurses > resolution selection stage - the bottom of the box was overwritten by > the load message for the trackpoint. Other than that, the install went > without a hitch. > > MC seemed to work fine with the txz packages. Is there a package for > 4.7.0pre3 available? I'd like to test using shell link, which I use a > lot, and which has been broken in the recent svn versions I've tried. I > notice that once installed, MC reverts to 4.6.2Pre1, not the version > available during the install. > > All the X eye-candy works for me with this alpha - first time it has. > I've got wobbly windows, workspaces on a cube, all very smart! The only > thing I did have a bit of a problem with was playing films - I was > getting some stuttering and odd speedups in places. May just be the > Intel driver - it hasn't been good in recent versions of Xorg. I also > found that after maximising the movie player (Dragon?), I lost all the > window controls and ended up with X becoming unresponsive - had to use > CTRL-ALT-BackSpace to kill X and restart it. > > I had to fiddle with mixer controls to get sound, but I've had to do > that with most distros installed on the T61 - it looks as though the > Alsa drivers for Intel HDA are not all there yet. Once I'd configured > the switches (for some reason, speaker is never ticked), selected > speaker, then unmuted the speaker option, sound works. > > I noticed that the Vcpufreq selection in VasmCC does nothing. I've also > not tested Grub - I have a Grub legacy install that I use, so I skipped > the boot loader and manually added the SOHO alpha to my > /boot/grub/menu.lst. > > Other than that, looks very good indeed. I could almost grow to like KDE > 4... > > paul. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Come build with us! The BlackBerry® Developer Conference in SF, CA > is the only developer event you need to attend this year. Jumpstart your > developing skills, take BlackBerry mobile applications to market and stay > ahead of the curve. Join us from November 9-12, 2009. Register now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/devconf > _______________________________________________ > Vectorlinux-devel mailing list > Vec...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/vectorlinux-devel > |
