Mandrake 9.2 available for download!

[Guest]

[color=\"blue\"]I'm happy to say that i'm going to use Mandrake only for Linux-learning. After this, i'll take Debian and the true opensource's spirit.[/color]

[fireball]

Mandrake probably postponed the release because of the LG-CDROM issue - 9.2 could fry these drives because of some weird commands. Take a look at pclinuxonline.

I think they need some time to correct the error.

[Guest]

[color=\"blue\"]I don't care about that !!!
Why don't they give us the isos and after, when the bug will be fixed, they will be able to give us a patch !
A lot of people don't have these f****** CD-ROM player and are waiting for the 9.2 !
-> joe8mofo: excellent idea, thank's ![/color]

[Guest_Max]

your right joe, i along with many others have been waiting for oct 1st to come so I can download the iso's but now we have to wait even longer whats up with that bullsh**, hel* even microsoft wont do that.

[Guest_steve]

[quote name=\'ap78\' date=\'Oct 31 2003, 04:50 PM\']I don't see any difference in releasing Mandrake using the traditional tree or the iso images. Using tools like wget it's pretty easy for everyone to obtain the whole tree structure and then create CDs.

I don't think not releasing iso images together with the release tree will bring Mandrake more subscriptions to Mandrake Club or will make more people buy packages. Who want to support Mandrake just do it, images or not.

Moreover, if people don't buy packages and don't subscribe, reasons are elsewhere:

- Lacking support (see some post above).

- Availability of other zero cost Linux distros which have comparable features to Mandrake.

- A good part of the software reserved to clubers, is freely downloadable from the Internet.

I agree with you Will Smith, free software is freedom, but also accessibility.
Where is the freedom if you have to pay to have access to software?
Having source codes is just for very expert users. For common users, free software just means without cost.

Hi[/quote]
  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />

ap78 makes some very good points.  

I have had first had experience with mandrake's pathetic customer service.  And I was a paying customer.  I would never buy another package from them.  It's completely ridiculous.  

-st

[Guest]

this is the newbie from a previous post asking about the raw tree.. I got the knoppix and booted to it, but since I am almost a complete newbie to linux it is pretty much impossible to get the mkcd going. I could only write to my freshly formatted fat drive after unmounting and then mounting again. Then permission this and that. So I said forget it, I'll just use version 9.1 wich is already in iso format, wich was easy to find. I couldn't understand though why I couldn't find that release on mandrakes website. Anyway, I'm just trying different linux versions seeing wich one I like the best and so far redhat was way easy. Plus their site was easy. I'll be using linux to run NAT, Firewall, port forwarding to a windows server & prolly mail too. Maybe RAS as well. I know I'll be in for a long haul and I'm normally a windows guy, but I need to learn the damn linux and different variations so I don't get outdated... Anyway, thanks for the previous help ap78, I may not use it now, but in the future I'm sure I'll understand it.

[ap78]

It's really ridiculous now: three days later the annouced date for the public realease, Mandrake is not giving anything: no information, no iso images. http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':angry:\' />

I downloaded the raw tree, made the four CDs of the cooker, and tried to install it on my notebook (DELL Inspiron 8000) where Mandrake 9.1 runs perfectly.
I met the following problems:

1) The setup program froze at the end of the third CD, when he asked me to insert the fourth. I rebooted and restarted installation from scratch and this time it didn't crashed. Maybe I waited too much and system tried to go into standby, but I'm not sure. This never happend neither under Mandrake 9.1 setup, nor under RedHat and Slackware setups.

2) The ACPI support doesn't work properly. I can't switch my notebook off without pressing the button. Halting the system make Linux save data, switch the LCD panel off and wait with the power light still on.
On Mandrake 9.1 I could switch it off from KDE, just enabling ACPI from Mandrake Control Center. Now this doesn't work. http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/blink.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\':blink:\' />

3) I don't agree with the choice of Mandrake to remove shortcuts to Konsole, Control center and Documentation  from the panel, leaving only K, Desktop and Home. But this is a little problem, which can be easily solved.

So, I can say my first experience with Mandrake 9.2 was not that good. I like the LILO splash screen, and the revised Galaxy theme, which has a better quality look. But If I have to spend hours to obtain what I already had with Mandrake 9.1, I'm not going to upgrade.

Anyway, I'll wait for the official release of iso images, even if I don't think there will be many differences.
I've always considered Mandrake a good distro, but now I'm looking elsewhere for a really free distro, maybe with less look innovations, but with a best care in hardware support and compatibility, in the case the the iso release will still have the same problems.

Hi  http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[ap78]

For all who are interested, Mandrake announced this:

Update Nov 3rd, 2003: due to the LG issue the public release of Mandrake 9.2 ISOs has been delayed for a few days.

From: Mandrake download page - Click on the second Now button.

[Here and There]

[quote name=\'Josetann\' date=\'Oct 15 2003, 11:27 PM\']We now have Mandrake 9.2 ISOs available for download!  Just click the links below:

Mandrake 9.2 CD 1
Mandrake 9.2 CD 2
Mandrake 9.2 CD 3

View the MD5SUMS here.[/quote]
 I guess you don't

[Guest]

downloading 9.2 right now.  just have to do a little looking where you think not to.  link is on mandrakelinux site.

[Josetann]

[quote name=\'Here and There\' date=\'Nov 3 2003, 04:15 PM\'][quote name=\'Josetann\' date=\'Oct 15 2003, 11:27 PM\'] We now have Mandrake 9.2 ISOs available for download!  Just click the links below:

Mandrake 9.2 CD 1
Mandrake 9.2 CD 2
Mandrake 9.2 CD 3

View the MD5SUMS here.[/quote]
I guess you don't [/quote]
 Yes we do.  Only six anonymous users can be logged into the ftp server at a time so if it's full, you'll get an error message.  You can either wait, or contribute to the site to get your own login (and no you don't have to contribute with money, I'd actually prefer some how-to's, articles, etc.).

[Guest]

LePousson is speaking ...

I will register right after this message ...

I may be interested in translating some HOWTOs from English to French if you're interested ...

my email is : [email protected]

If you're interested feel free to send a message ...

[Guest]

[quote name=\'ap78\' date=\'Nov 1 2003, 09:26 AM\']If you're in a hurry to have Mandrake 9.2, just choose a mirror close to you, open a shell window and type

wget -r -l=100 ftp://...

The download time is just the same for the three iso images.

Hi :-)[/quote]
 How would one go about doing this?

-Mark

[ap78]

That's allows you to download the raw tree, from which you can create your isos.

Hi

[Guest]

So SLow!!!!!!!!!! http://images.thetechguide.com/forum/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\' class=\'bbc_emoticon\' alt=\'\' />

[Jimbobby]

Ummm- Someone has suggested that the link to the 9.2 ISO's is already listed on the mandrake homepage.  Does anyone know exactly which link this is?  Is it just one of the many listed ftp sites?

[justin2net]

i'm setting up a ftp server for this i got all three isos (from ausgamers)

[justin2net]

all thanks to me, here are two more mirrors i found

ftp://ftp.ksc.net/Mandrake-9.2/MandrakeLi....2-CD1.i586.iso

ftp://ftp.ksc.net/Mandrake-9.2/MandrakeLi....2-CD2.i586.iso

ftp://ftp.ksc.net/Mandrake-9.2/MandrakeLi....2-CD3.i586.iso



ftp://ziedas.ktu.lt/pub/Mirrors/ftp.mandr....2-CD1.i586.iso

ftp://ziedas.ktu.lt/pub/Mirrors/ftp.mandr....2-CD2.i586.iso

ftp://ziedas.ktu.lt/pub/Mirrors/ftp.mandr....2-CD3.i586.iso



your welcome guys ( i haven't tested these mirrors but they look fast from the ms)

[ap78]

It seems Mandrakesoft is working on some bugs, so it should be better to wait official releases in order to obtain a more bug free distro.

Hi

[Guest]

goddam hippies. "free software" does not always mean free in the free beer sense. more often people mean it in the free speech sense. if nobody gave mandrake any money, you wouldn't be able to look forward to the next release. dumbass. if you can oafford it, sign up for mandrakeclub, if not, wait, or buy a magazine with the isos on the coverdiscs (linux format (UK) has them on the front this month... £6, 3 cds, full OS, great mag)