Getting the boot
This didn't even take long [1, 2]. It was actually package management that broke the camel's back (among other things) and Béranger has just decided to move to a solid Debian.
Next, I was trying to find newer Oo.org builds made for openSUSE 11.0. The openSUSE build service is a mess, anyone can have a repository there, and it was easy to find two repositories for Oo.org 2.99.* (3.0 betas) that were simply broken (not just RPM hell, but simply hell). Eventually, adding OpenOffice.org:/UNSTABLE/openSUSE_11.0/ provided me with a working 2.99.25-12 build, but to no avail (and it was ugly, and it had missing toolbar icons, and it was missing the integration with the GNOME open/save dialog, and it couldn't load the Antidote RX add-on).
So I can't use a vital Oo.org add-on under openSUSE 11.0. I had to dump Novell's jewel. Oh well...
MSI's Web site also finally acknowledges a version of Wind carrying a Novell's Suse Linux OS instead of Windows XP. People searching for the mini-laptop will have to turn to page two on the Web page to have a look. Unfortunately, it appears the Wind-Linux will come with a 3-cell battery instead of the 6-cell batteries on the devices coming out in August.
Previously, the Linux version of Wind was not on the company's Web site.
Comments
Sebastiaan Veld
2008-08-05 18:44:31
" Now I should have said that Debian Lenny works like a charm on my laptop. Alas, it is not the case yet!
At some point, the screen turned blank, then it started to blink in the attempt to... start X?! I assumed that it was about to enter the screensaver, so I moved the mouse, but nothing. I then remembered that I had disabled the screensaver! What was wrong then?!
Eventually, after a Ctrl+Alt+Bakspace and a few more attempts, it said (in ncurses) that X failed to start. Still, there were absolutely zero errors in Xorg.0.log! It just ended with this:
Fatal server error: lockup
Absolutely strange. If this happens again, I am toasted. What is this, Windows 3.1?!
Well, hopefully this won't happen again, but what was it?"
stevetheFLY
2008-08-06 18:09:25
My preferred Debian Lenny bug http://www.beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/08/05/19/55/05-my-preferred-debian-lenny-bug
My hated Debian Lenny bug http://www.beranger.org/index.php?page=diary&2008/08/05/20/12/51-my-hated-debian-lenny-bug
Beranger: "I actually hate the Debian style of networking, simply because I have had a better experience with SuSE and the Red Hat distros at home."
Yes, he really likes his new Debian.., ;)
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Roy Schestowitz
2008-08-06 19:34:22