Date: Thu, 23 Jul 1998 12:35:24 -0700 From: Tim Gerchmez <fewtch@serv.net> To: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: My verdict on 2.2.7... Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.19980723123524.0081c9a0@mx.serv.net>
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Well, finally got done installing 2.2.7, and unfortunately, *MY* verdict is in (although admittedly I'm not "the judge"): Don't bother. (1) The new sysinstall is so buggy, you'd better keep a can of RAID by your computer when using it (I'll explain as I go along here)... (2) The new update of X-windows is either really buggy, or it was the sysinstall utility that screwed it up (or a combination of both). Parts of the PC98 server libraries got mixed in with the regular Xfree86 libraries. Not all the new X binaries work properly, either. (3) Package dependencies are all screwed up (half of what I tried said "Can't find libxx.xx.x), even after installing the dependencies given by pkg_add -v. Also, **some packages that exist on the site aren't listed in the sysinstall package installer** (yes, I DID download the new INDEX file), including my favorite Email reader, xfmail (I had to install it manually via pkg_add, and grab an older version of XForms from the 2.2.6 installation). (4) Certain problems exist with PPP. For one, I noticed that it was slower than a snail at certain times. Also, when called by sysinstall in getting the network up, an error message appeared saying something like "Warning: Config: dns: no such key word. Warning: enable: Failed 1." I'll leave someone else to figure this out. (5) When installing X, if you only select certain parts of it, it doesn't get installed at all. The only way to install it in sysinstall is to select ALL of it, then go back and deselect what you DON'T want. This is an obvious bug. Even after doing this, the wrong files were installed (I got a mix of PC98 and regular server stuff that just didn't work together correctly. I had to extensively edit XF86Config by hand. I had no problems like these whatsoever when installing 2.2.6. In my opinion, 2.2.7 is not production quality, and I think this verdict will be slowly arriving from more people than just me (they may even yank this version - the sysinstall is just impossibly buggy). They've basically crossed v2.2.6 with v3.0 here, and the two just don't seem to mix properly :-(. I'm going back to 2.2.6 until 3.0 is out (OF COURSE I deleted all of 2.2.6, so it's time to start downloading again............................................................) Anyone with similar experiences to mine with v2.2.7 is invited to Email me at fewtch@serv.net. Tim -- My web site starts at http://www.serv.net/~fewtch/index.html - lots of goodies for everyone, have a look if you have the time. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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