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diff --git a/docs/comparisons b/docs/comparisons index a1d46b309..4213944c9 100644 --- a/docs/comparisons +++ b/docs/comparisons @@ -105,77 +105,161 @@ dangerous (proposed to everyone, but not proposed especially to people having a dangerous combinaison) - why still asking about lba32!! +* anaconda 7.3 vs 7.3.92 + - skipddc option (locks some machines) ?? + maybe because it's done at the beginning of their install? + + - LVM + - lvm_dialog_gui.py + - Physical Extent 1MB 2MB 4MB ... 16GB + (vgcreate -s ${PhysicalExtentSize}k) + - see lvm_sanity_checks.txt, take them + - lvm on / (mkinitrd) + - handle upgrade when lvm on / + - vgcreate -An (ie --autobackup no) ?? + (also for lvcreate vgchange lvremove + - see clampPVSize in lvm.py + + - RAID + - Number of spares ?? + - mkraid --dangerous-no-resync ?? + + - progress bar in ext2 formatting + + - ctrl-alt-suppr during install => reboots + + - user names: the regexp is [a-zA-Z][^\0-\x20:,\n]* or [A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9]{0,7} (depending on wether you're in text mode or graphic mode :) + - check the user name created is not a system one (see systemUsers) + + - SMB authentification + - cloneDrive ? + + - edd dropped (was to detect lba32 capability, which was dumb) + + - reconfig type of installed removed (was something between install & upgrade) + + - ddcprobe code removed -> moved to kudzu + changes: sigprocmask and movl added around lrmi_vm86 + + - $ENV{GDK_USE_XFT} = 0 + +* kudzu 0.99.52 vs 0.99.55 + - blacklisting modules.pcimap e100 and bcm5700 + +* hwdata 0.14 vs 0.32 + - dropped XFree86 3.3.6 support + + - upgradelist: list of (old_module => new_module) for upgrades + (a simpler way would be to drop entries in modules.conf that concern + obsolete (and not available anymore) modules, relying on auto-detection to + add the new one) + + - CardMonitorCombos (for laptops) + redhat 8.0: -(legend: + pros - cons / notice) - -Install steps difference -+ firewall wizard -+ md5sum check when booting install -- no upgrade packages installation during install -- no services configuration (chkconfig) -- no printer configuration -- no autologin -- no real small installation -- no small packages (groff-for-man, perl-base...) -/ still propose non-MD5 or non-shadow passwords -/ post install tool (firstconfig) - -General install behaviour, eye-candiness -+ package selection a la Windows -+ in language selection languages displayed in native language -+ candy timezone selection -+ help uses bold/italic/big-font -- no one CD install -/ not using fb at install -/ python + gtk2 vs perl + gtk -/ ask many things before doing anything (esp. delayed partitioning, swap not available when selecting packages!(?)) -- more width-hard-coded dialog boxes (harder for translations) -/ use a loopback file from the CD then copied on system - -Partitioning -- no diskdruid after install -- no partitioning wizard -- no devfs -- no xfs (but now has reiserfs/jfs) -- no loopback crypted fs -- no file swap (?) -- no supermount -+ LABELed entries in fstab -+ progress bar while formatting - -Bootloader -+ bootloader configuration less awkward -- no automatic handling of bios ordering with many harddrives -- propose to manually change bios ordering even with one harddrive -- LBA32 checkbox -/ defaults to grub - -Network -- awkward question apropos hostname when using DHCP -- no default choice for netmask/gateway/DNS based on IP - -XFree -- no wacom configuration -- no graphic card multi-head configuration -- no ATI tvout configuration -- no prompt for logout after changing X config -- VideoRam prompted for everybody -/ no XFree3 -/ no Utah GLX -/ load module "fbdevhw" "record", but not "v4l" -/ always load module "glx" and "dri" - -Keyboard -- many non useful keyboard entries (eg: latin0) -- no way to choose the toggle key to choose between latin/non-latin keyboard -- no loadkeys done during install for console - -Mouse -- no way to test mouse choice -- mouse choices include many non-useful choices, badly sorted - (Intellimouse must be sought in Microsoft whereas it's used by many others) - -Multimedia -- no bttv configuration (including webcams) -- missing audio modules (alsa, audigy...) + (legend: + pros - cons / notice) + + Install steps difference + + firewall wizard + + md5sum check when booting install + - no upgrade packages installation during install + - no services configuration (chkconfig) + - no printer configuration + - no autologin + - no real small installation + - no small packages (groff-for-man, perl-base...) + / still propose non-MD5 or non-shadow passwords + / post install tool (firstconfig) + + General install behaviour, eye-candiness + + package selection a la Windows + + in language selection languages displayed in native language + + candy timezone selection + + help uses bold/italic/big-font + - no one CD install + / not using fb at install + / python + gtk2 vs perl + gtk + / ask many things before doing anything (esp. delayed partitioning, swap not available when selecting packages!(?)) + - more width-hard-coded dialog boxes (harder for translations) + / use a loopback file from the CD then copied on system + + Partitioning + - no diskdruid after install + - no partitioning wizard + - no devfs + - no xfs (but now has reiserfs/jfs) + - no loopback crypted fs + - no file swap (?) + - no supermount + + LABELed entries in fstab + + progress bar while formatting + + Bootloader + + bootloader configuration less awkward + - no automatic handling of bios ordering with many harddrives + - propose to manually change bios ordering even with one harddrive + - LBA32 checkbox + / defaults to grub + + Network + - awkward question apropos hostname when using DHCP + - no default choice for netmask/gateway/DNS based on IP + + XFree + - no wacom configuration + - no graphic card multi-head configuration + - no ATI tvout configuration + - no prompt for logout after changing X config + - VideoRam prompted for everybody + / no XFree3 + / no Utah GLX + / load module "fbdevhw" "record", but not "v4l" + / always load module "glx" and "dri" + + Keyboard + - many non useful keyboard entries (eg: latin0) + - no way to choose the toggle key to choose between latin/non-latin keyboard + - no loadkeys done during install for console + + Mouse + - no way to test mouse choice + - mouse choices include many non-useful choices, badly sorted + (Intellimouse must be sought in Microsoft whereas it's used by many others) + + Multimedia + - no bttv configuration (including webcams) + - missing audio modules (alsa, audigy...) + +* anaconda 8.0 (rel. 4) vs 8.0.92 + - use vte instead of gnome.zvt + - add alpha (axp) partitioning code + - remove label "nofb" and options "devfs=nomount ramdisk_size=9216" from syslinux.cfg + - edd (ddc probe) moved to kudzu + - add "-Odir_index" option to ext3 tunefs + - screenshoting in directory /root/anaconda-screenshots/ instead of using exported display + - assembler code change in cpuid, smp.c + - there is some code to read the "raid superblock" (see doGetRaidSuperblock in isys/isys.c) + - new code for choosing to upgrade or not + - hack to remove /var/lib/rpm/__db.00[123] (with comment "make sure that the rpmdb doesn't have stale locks :/") + +* anaconda 8.0.92 vs 8.0.93 (rel. 0.20030108205243) + - drop xmode (bring up text mode in a remote xterm) + - code available to check the ability to do a mkbootdisk + (check size of vmlinuz + initrd, check size of floppy) + - drop "-Odir_index" option to ext3 tunefs + (with comment "add back -Odir_index when htree is safe") + - waitForLink added to loader2/net.c using added ethtool thingy (get_ethtool_link_status, get_link_status) + - OS390 fdasd & z/IPL changes + - for kickstart, new option "--ignoremissing", (there were --ignoredeps and --resolvedeps) + - /usr/kerberos/lib in LD_LIBRARY_PATH + - these are symlinks so you cant make them mount points + otherexcept = ['/var/mail', '/usr/bin/X11', '/usr/lib/X11', '/usr/tmp'] + + elif self.mountpoint in otherexcept: + return _("The mount point %s cannot be used. It must " + "be a symbolic link for proper system " + "operation. Please select a different " + "mount point.") % (self.mountpoint,) + + |