On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:12:13 +0200, ml2mst wrote:
> Kier schreef:
>> On Thu, 02 Aug 2007 22:49:54 -0500, DFS wrote:
>>
>>> waterskidoo wrote:
>>>
>>>> I think it's important to challenge FUD when the opportunity
>>>> arises, especially blatant FUD like he wrote.
>>> What's FUD about it?
>>
>> Assuming that this one instance of SUSE failing is a trait of all Linux.
>> It isn't. If it was caused by an update, it *might* be an issue with some
>> conflict between hardware and the kernel version.
>>
>>>
>>>> Maybe he doesn't like Linux, and maybe Linux isn't for everyone
>>>> but one thing that Linux has is consistency. It does exactly
>>>> what you tell it to do and just keeps on doing it.
>>> ?????
>>>
>>> Not 2 seconds ago ml2mst said "Duh, I've been working with SUSE since 1998,
>>> but for some mysterious reason, it simply stopped working a couple of months
>>> ago."
>>
>> Could be a hardware problem, since in my experience, Linux *doesn't*
>> suddenly stop working without reason.. Of course, it's possible to bugger
>> it up if you really try, but in that case re-installation should cure it
>> completely. If that isn't working, it points to some hardware issue.
>>
> Who cares (at least I don't) I'm currently running Kubuntu 7.04 on
> *exactly* the same hardware and it runs without a glitch.
>
> Conclusion: it's not a "general" GNU/Linux problem but a typical
> openSUSE problem!
SUE has had its share of problems, it's true. SO far I've not had any real
issues, myself, though I run both openSUSE 10.2 and SLED 10, or a laptop
and desktop respectively. They're both chugging along nicely as of the
present moment.
Obviously, your problem isn't a physical hardware problem, then. Could
well be a kernel thing after all. Something they've added or removed that
doesn't agree with your hardware setup.
>
> It happened after the Microvell deal, while I started visiting
>
www.boycottnovell.com on a daily base. I am aware of the fact that this
> sounds somehow paranoia, but maybe it's not a coincidence ;-)
It probably is, actually. A coincidence, I mean. Conspiracy theory stuuff
is all very well for fictional fun, but in real life it's foolish and
dangerous. They would be stupid to deliberately break loyal users'
installations, for the obvious reason that the users then do what you've
done, and install another distro.
>
> I really have to add to this experience that I've had problems with
> openSUSE 10.2 right from the start. Probably something went wrong while
> downloading the DVD ISO image. On a recent Multimedia openSUSE spin
> off, which was described at Distrowatch, I encountered the same problem!
I get my big distros, like SUSE or Fedora, etc, from Linux Format magazine
covermounts. They're usually pretty good, and it saves long download times
for DVD ISOs
>
> After openSUSE 10.2 I tested half a dozen of distributions on this very
> same box, without any problem.
Have you had a look on any of the SUSE forums, to see if others have had
the same problems?
--
Kier
