Re: d-i LVM bugs and sound [Re: Great Debian experience]
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On 2014-03-19 22:31, Don Armstrong wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Mar 2014, Ken Heard wrote:
>> My latest experience was a new installation of Wheezy in a new
>> box. It took me the entire month of January to get the OS and
>> essential applications to the point where the machine became
>> usable. Yes it works, but so does a Ford model T. For example I
>> wanted to use LVM but the attempt broke the installer. I still
>> have not got sound working.
>
> In both of these cases, please either
>
> 1) File bugs if you can reproduce the problem and get a sensible
> error message and a bug isn't already reported.
>
> 2) If you cannot, ask here or in some other forum so people can
> help you get the bug into a state where it can be reported.
>
> If you have reported them, and no one has been able to solve it or
> responded, then please point to the bug/threads, and I or someone
> else may take a look.
>
> Debian doesn't have the resources (people or money) to exhaustively
> test every single combination of hardware and install type; we do
> our best, but in the end, if you want it supported, Debian needs
> your help.
All very good points, and I do understand how the system works and
does need input from ordinary users. But my personal resources are
limited as well. I stopped working on the problems I encountered
because in the short run I did not have time. I had work to do and
deadlines to meet.
So I left out all the multimedia stuff and other frills and with
difficulty got working the basic wheezy operating system plus X.org
and kde-trinity, which I have been using since squeeze and find better
than XFCE or LXDE (I gave up mainstream KDE when 4 came out), the ices
(dove and weasel), seamonkey for the html composer now that iceape in
not in squeeze, libreoffice and gnucash.
With the foregoing I can do what need to do to keep my head above
water for the foreseeable future. Later, if, as and when I have what I
call unproductive time, i.e, time not required to look after my own
financial and other interests, such as reporting some of the problems
I encountered starting with an installation report.
Regards, Ken
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