RE: [TCLUG:10032] REDHAT 6.1 <arrgggh>

[Ben Beuchler <insyte@ender.squad51.net>]

I agree wholeheartedly.  However, Mandrake 6.1 did a beautiful job.
Installs like a Swiss watch via either FTP or HTTP.

Ben

On Fri, 12 Nov 1999, Carl Patten wrote:

> 
> The "bootnet" method of installing took a big step backward with RH 6.1.
> FTP install doesn't allow non-anonymous ftp anymore, for one thing.
> Connection error messages are non-existent; it just flips back to the
> previous screen.  Also, I always get that annoying "insert driver disk"
> message.
> 
> They forgot some very basic user interface principles when they did this
> one.
> 
> --
> Carl Patten
> Systems Administrator
> Trimodal Inc.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom [mailto:carls@agritech.com]
> > Sent: Friday, November 12, 1999 3:11 PM
> > To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
> > Subject: Re: [TCLUG:10032] REDHAT 6.1 <arrgggh>
> >
> >
> > >WRONG!!!!!!  Every time I would get to the part about selecting packages,
> > >it would choke.  I know the net was working, 'cause that's how it loads
> > >the whole second phase of the installation process.  But when it
> > came time
> > >to actually select packages, an error message would pop up with complete
> > >gibberish.  Very frustarating.
> 
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