I am not a "troll," but a long time Linux user who started using Linux with
Mandrake 7.0. (Loved that wall paper from Star Wars)
I got an e-mail saying Mandrake had just released their Spring 08 edition.
So I logged on and download the Live CD version - Mandriva 1. Booted it
and the LiveCD work flawlessly, except for internet connectivity, which
required an "ndiswrapper." So I decided to do the install and add
the "ndiswrapper" after the install was complete.
It installed as I expected, and the install was flawless, as far as it
could
go, since I only have one DVD/CD drive connected at the moment. Once the
install was compelete I noticed, as I expected, that the internet was not
connected. I popped my driver disk in the DVD slot, closed it, allowed
it
to mount, and then opened the internet connection dialog. So far, all
was
very straight forward. Then things got interesting. The app did not
sense
the wireless card (D-Link DWA-552) and brought up the screen for
the "ndiswrapper." I clicked on the CD in the left window, and stepped
through the various folders, until I got to the actual driver. Clicked
on
the driver and the system "hard locked." Nothing worked and I had to hit
the manual reset button. Thinking an electron might have gotten
crossways
somewhere, I tried again. Same result.
What is with these Linux OS developers? The most im****tant family of
apps
in the whole system, outside of the kernel, is the internet connectivity
suite. Yet it is routinely one of the most negelected.
The usual answer to a connection query is, "Don't worry, its in the
repository." DUH!!! How does on get to the repository? That is
the
usual anwer, I found a new one from Ubuntu, (and I quote) "Well, use
PCLinuxOS then." I took their advice. :-)
Deb
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