[NTLUG:Discuss] Giving Up On FEDORA

[erich]

I wrote this to my other listserv, and got no response. My issue may be 
related
to yours. Here's what I wrote:
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Subj: "new" motherboards & "new" kernels

  OK,

               By "new" kernels I mean 2.6.30 or later
                      "old" kernel: 2.6.24 or older
               By "new" motherboards I mean those with SATA/PCI-express, 
one IDE port
                       "old"  have no SATA/PCI-express and two IDE ports
               An  "old" disk drive is IDE or non-SATA


          Thru extensive testing today :

                          1) An old kernel on an old drive will boot up 
with a new motherboard

                          2) A new kernel on an old drive will boot up 
on an old motherboard

                          3) A new kernel on an old drive will NOT boot 
up on a new motherboard

           Is there some trick to perform on new motherboards that I'm 
missing? My new
motherboard is an ASUS M3A76-CM.

                                                                                                                                   
Erich
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Different distros have different version nomenclature for packages, in 
particular,
for xorg-x11; but we're all on the same page when it comes to kernel 
versions.
I am just a consumer. A retired software engineer. I am engaged in projects
for multimedia: Think home theater machines or video processing machines.
The newer kernels have been an engineering headache for me.

                                                                                                                  
Erich

Dennis Rice wrote:
> In Fedora's desire to be on the bleeding edge and only support those 
> that wish to be developers, I am dropping it.
>
> I did an upgrade and it has FAILED!  What is worse, the previous 
> revisions have also been corrupted.
>
> I have a HP Compaq 8710p with three kernels presently installed,
> 1.   vmlinuz-2.6.31.1-56.fc12.i686.PAE
> 2.   vmlinuz2.6.32-0.65.rc8.git5.fc13.i686.PAE
> 3.   vmlinuz.2.6.32.2-15.fc13.i686.PAE
>
> On upgrading to fc11 and doing an upgrading to 12, 11 was made unusable, 
> failing at the GRUB.  Fortunately 12 did work.  Later a I did another 
> update and 13 Beta was installed (#1 above).  This worked generally ok 
> but the connection to my HP network connected (Jetconnect) failed.  
> Unfortunately at the same time the printer connection for 12, which 
> previously worked now failed.  This last week I performed another update 
> and the update to fc13 was installed and 11 was deleted.  Now both 12 
> and both versions of 13 work to a very limited extent.  All three 
> versions freeze up and the only thing that moves on the screen is the 
> mouse cursser.  The only way I can shut down the system is to do a 
> physical power off.  Applications work for a while and the lock.  Open 
> Office and Firefox have been made unsuable over any extend period of time.
>
> I do not wish to be part of the bug reporting process because to me, as 
> just an end user, it is too complex of a process.  I am not a programmer 
> or developer, just a basic user that likes the power of freedom of 
> Linux.  My discuss with Fedora is not allowed to be written down.  I am 
> hopeful that someone on the Fedora team is able to read this and learn 
> that they are orienting the OS to a select group of users and thus 
> cutting off many other users.  If they want the mass user base to keep 
> using their OS, then they need to make it usable and issue a quality 
> product.  I did not request the upgrade to 13, it was forced upon me and 
> from that point on the quality of the system deteriorated.  I will now 
> be switching to another distribution.
>
> Dennis Rice
>
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