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>Dude...  I'll happily bring you the discs of your
>choice.  That version is also ancient...
>
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>--- Cor van Dijk <cor.angela at mindspring.com> wrote:
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>>Geoffrey wrote:
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>>>James Taylor wrote:
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>>>>I downloaded the DVD from SuSE a couple of days
>>>>        
>>>>
>>ago, and installed it on
>>    
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>>>>an AMD64 machine yesterday.  There's way too much
>>>>        
>>>>
>>of what I use missing
>>    
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>>>>from the download DVD.
>>>>I went ahead and installed it anyway because I
>>>>        
>>>>
>>loaned my retail DVD out
>>    
>>
>>>>and haven't gotten it back yet.  The CDs don't
>>>>        
>>>>
>>include the 64-bit kernel
>>    
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>>>>as an option...
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>>>>
>>>Maybe that's the difference between the two? 
>>>      
>>>
>>Seems the retail boxed 
>>    
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>>>version is about twice the size of the download.
>>>
>>>      
>>>
>>Greetings,
>>
>>Thanks to all who responded to my problem.
>>
>>1. The card in the laptop is a generic Trident
>>Cyberblade
>>2. The system only hangs when in an X GUI, this
>>points to a software problem
>>     rather than a chipset probem
>>3. Upgrading is the most obvious solution, though it
>>is not guaranteed 
>>to work;
>>       it is also the easy way out. Remember what
>>the "e" in "ale" 
>>stands for, we
>>       tackle problems don't we?
>>4. Talking about paying "through the nose", my
>>dialup is half the price 
>>of a DSL.
>>    Downloading 7 GB over a dialup connection?
>>    That difference easily pays for a boxed set once
>>a  year.
>>5. I am going to try my Suse 8.2 now, in tiny
>>lettering on the box it 
>>says that it
>>    will work on a laptop, not sure about usb
>>support, but will probably 
>>find out.
>>6. I do appreciate all comments, keep up the good
>>work!
>>
>>Cor van Dijk
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Maybe that version is ancient but it works like a charm! Does all of the 
things
I was looking for. Main problem during the installation was poor 
guidance and
a sloppy manual. Even Yggdrasil was better in that respect.

Thanks for your offer anyway. Happy Mandraking 100.10 on your DSL!
Cor van Dijk.



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