Release Candidates :: DSL-2.2RC1



Quote (plinej @ Feb. 01 2006,08:45)
blimthorpe, you may have to try the boot cheatcode "noapic". I have to use that parameter on my laptop for any DSL release, besides the one's with the 2.4.31 kernel, for it to recognize any usb connections.

Nope --- that didn't work.  With 2.2RC1, my pen drives are just not recognized properly --- i've tried 2 computers -- no luck.  Maybe I'll try on a couple more computers, but i really thing that the older kernel is the problem, because 2.1b works perfectly on all the computers.
Oh come on guys, who came up with the idea of taking out Midnight Commander anyway ???? obviously someone who doesn't use DSL every day, then they'd know how important mc really is.

Please reconsider and put it back.

thanks :)
Quote (plinej @ Feb. 01 2006,08:45)
blimthorpe, you may have to try the boot cheatcode "noapic". I have to use that parameter on my laptop for any DSL release, besides the one's with the 2.4.31 kernel, for it to recognize any usb connections.

I finally managed to burn a 2.2RC1 Pen drive (using a very old Compaq computer) from the Live CD.   But, on my toshiba laptop, the pendrive will not boot ... it gets to the DSL screen, and then, CANNOT FIND KNOPPIX directory --- and puts me into a useless shell.  2.1 boots perfectly on the Toshiba, so PLEASE, lets NOT use the older kernel.  It may work on older computers, but not as all on my laptop --- it cannot handle USB pen drives properly.  I did try the noapic cheat, and the one for turning acpi off as well, but nothing works.  I think the older kernel just sucks for the Toshiba laptop (which is very new).  Please go back to (at least) the .31 kernel, it works for me, the .24 doesn't.

blimthorpe
Hi everybody,
I'm sorry that I've a different point of view with respect to that of Blimthorpe. I'm impatiently waiting for a new version of DSL based on the kernel 2.4.26 in order to make a remastering that some of my students with very old PCs can install from a ZIP disk.
I've already briefly explained my point of view at pag.2 of this forum topic.

However, I think that it is impossible to satisfy all the queries at the same time. I've read that many of us have very different wishes (more compact, less compact, for desktop, for rescue, etc.).
I guess that it means that DSL is expected to generate a few more branches: a splitting between 2.6 and 2.4 kernels is probably a good idea. I don't think that the extremely flexible structure given by myDSL is enough to cover all the needs.

I don't want put more pressure on the developers of the DSL project.
I just suggest to clearly state the strategy of the future releases.
For instance, going back to the 2.4.26 kernel made me very happy, but it was totally unexpected (perhaps also for most of the DSL users). I think that for the supporters of a more updated kernel, it could be enough to know that next release will be with 2.4.31 or 2.4.32.

It's just an opinion.

Ciao,
Ugo
Quote (blimthorpe @ Feb. 02 2006,08:02)
I finally managed to burn a 2.2RC1 Pen drive (using a very old Compaq computer) from the Live CD.   But, on my toshiba laptop, the pendrive will not boot ... it gets to the DSL screen, and then, CANNOT FIND KNOPPIX directory --- and puts me into a useless shell.

Happened to me once, but was not kernel related but Windows corrupting the whole pendrive when trying to access sda2 in my USB-ZIP. Hope that helps.
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