Re: SuSE, Raid (was: Microsoft takes on ACT)

["chris.danx" <spamoff.danx@ntlworld.com>]

"Wilhelm Spickermann" <wilhelm.spickermann@spickermann-d.de> wrote in
message news:mailman.1022304362.15962.comp.lang.ada@ada.eu.org...

> > Hmm, now I'm wondering if it's possible to install SuSE with
> > another kernel instead of the one it's got, and get the
> > installer to work with it?
>
> I've never tried to replace a SuSE-Kernel by a normal one and I
> won't try it. New ones from SuSE come up on
> ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/update/8.0/kernel


Will keep checking, thanks.

Got to play with Linux today and have only had 2 problems, Terayon don't
seem to have produced a suitable driver for the USB cable modem but this was
anticipated (ethernet card needed) and mounting the floppy inside a
directory from a user account, or atleast that's what I think it wants to do
(it reported only root can do that!).  It's part of a set of build
instructions for serge robyns adaos package, and it probably just needs a
twiddling of an privelege to do, although whether it's safe to allow that is
unknown to me.  Building an OS was the whole reason for getting suse 8.0, so
the ease with which Serges' code could be built was a good measure as to how
well building of 'Nu' would be.  The build itself went nearly flawlessly, it
was the install script that failed, so it looks like it'll be easier.

Some of the positive points; the suse installation went very well with no
problems whatsoever.  (SuSE) Linux is quite impressive, all the software
tested runs except one or two games (graphics were excellent on those games
that did work), and lots of variety.  Boot time is roughly the same or
slighly longer than win2k and on first impressions they compare quite
favourably with each other.  Seems like it was worth ditching the raid
controller after all.


what is 'su'?  Typing a line in for the above mentioned install script,
gives a password prompt with 'su' (seems to be the root password, the user
password failed and brain was off!), but with 'sh' it gives the above error.
Why is that?  Is 'su' an elevated 'sh'?  If so that might be the problem
with the install script.


Sorry I know this is offtopic and I thank you all for your patience,

Chris