[Mageia-dev] Alpha 2 fresh install dvd i586

Thu Mar 17 00:03:42 CET 2011

Op woensdag 16 maart 2011 23:30:59 schreef André Salaün:
+> On a old computer (Athlon 64, printer epson c82, scanner epson 1650
+> photo, usb wireless keyboard and mouse, ethernet network)
+> 
+> Installation stage (choice kde) :
+> All good but :
+> 
+> -Boot loader : no choice, I had to volontary select "configure" in the
+> last summary page . I hope final release will give the choice between
+> MBR and partition.
+
+i'm not sure this is a bug, i didn't ever needed a to choose partition.
+
+can i ask why you would want to have the bootloader in a partition? i mean, 
+how are you going to boot into it, if it's not on MBR?
+
+but if you feel it is a bug or missing feature, please file it on our bugzilla.
+
+> -updating the source : ok
+> -updating  packages :  no because of hald
+
+is this a known thing? can you submit a bug if there isn't one already? or am 
+i misunderstanding your remark?
+
+> suggestion : Do you want to copy DVD source on HD ? (something like
+> that)
+> 
+> First boot
+> perfect.
+> 
+> Updating :
+> packages are updated but, after, auto-orphans propose to remove 192
+> packages.
+
+are these mdv build packages? perhaps some of these should be built on mageia, 
+perhaps you can find out which you wouldn't want to remove? (or did you 
+actually remove them?)
+
+> Printer epson stylus C82
+> is not installed. I use drakconf : errors :
+> 
+> drakconf
+> [root at localhost ~]# "/usr/sbin/mdkapplet-config" is not executable
+> [Updates Configuration] at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/sbin/mdkapplet-add-media-helper" is not executable [Extended
+> Maintenance] at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/bin/drakmenustyle" is not executable [Menus]
+> at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/sbin/drakbackup" is not executable [Backups]
+> at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/sbin/drakvirt" is not executable [Virtualization]
+> at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/sbin/tomoyo-gui" is not executable [Tomoyo Policy]
+> at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> "/usr/sbin/drakguard" is not executable [Parental Controls]
+> at /usr/sbin/drakconf.real line 823.
+> task-printing-server-2010-2.mga1
+> task-printing-hp-2010-2.mga1
+> Traceback (most recent call last):
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncipp.py", line 197, in
+> send_reply
+>     handler (self._conn, result)
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncconn.py", line 93, in
+> reply_handler
+>     self._reply_handler (self, self._reply_data, *args)
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/asyncconn.py", line 204, in
+> _subst_reply_handler
+>     reply_handler (self, *args)
+>   File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/cupshelpers/cupshelpers.py",
+> line 602, in _reply_handler
+>     self._client_reply_handler (connection, devices)
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/newprinter.py", line 1379, in
+> <lambda>
+>     current_uri))
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/newprinter.py", line 1409, in
+> local_devices_reply
+>     self.add_devices (result, current_uri)
+>   File "/usr/share/system-config-printer/newprinter.py", line 1808, in
+> add_devices
+>     physdev = model.get_value (iter, 1)
+> TypeError: iter must be a GtkTreeIter
+
+that's definately a bug, can you file it? if you did remove those orphaned 
+packages, perhaps it's related to this?
+
+> So no printer.
+> 
+> 
+> Scanner epson 1650 photo
+> Like in Mandriva : I have to use manual choice, then it runs
+> 
+> Traduction (in drakconf-> printer) is  incomplete.
+> 
+> This is my first feeling.
+
+
+thanks alot for the good test on hardware, this test was really needed.
+