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@@ -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,)
+
+