openSuse 11 RC1

[Carlton]

RC 1 is available.

http://news.opensuse.org/2008/05/29/announ...nsuse-110-rc-1/

[duanester]

18 days left

[John 44]

Nope, I'm not gonna do it this time darn it!

 

I got 10.3 tuned up and running like a top. I half way know what I'm doing. Nope, not gonna touch 11.0 yet.

 

I'll wait this time, oh...at least an hour.

[terry1966]

i got 2x200gb dives just waiting for final release and a raid 0 install.

 

couldn't get beta3 to boot(stuck in loop i think) after install think its the bug with pata-sata dvd's so not going to try rc1 coz i think the bugs still waiting a fix.

[Bruce]

I will buy it, like I have every time they release.

 

I will likely however use KDE3. Just something about KDE4 that doesn't sit well with me right now.

[John 44]

Well, my ati radeon HD 2600 pro works with the ati official driver. There isn't any 3d support offerred by the opensource driver.

 

Now, if I could just get suse to stop thinking the HD tv ati vid card thingy is not my sound card, and quit thinking my old sound blaster 16 pci is just a game port, I might have sound.

 

I have no HD TV but as usual, the toaster works well. Suse doesn't see it either.

 

linux-ohvh:~ # glxgears
26587 frames in 5.0 seconds = 5317.312 FPS
26581 frames in 5.0 seconds = 5316.064 FPS
26584 frames in 5.0 seconds = 5316.673 FPS
linux-ohvh:~ # fgl_glxgears
Using GLX_SGIX_pbuffer
5104 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1020.800 FPS
6264 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1252.800 FPS
6238 frames in 5.0 seconds = 1247.600 FPS
linux-ohvh:~ # fglrxinfo
display: :0.0  screen: 0
OpenGL vendor string: ATI Technologies Inc.
OpenGL renderer string: ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
OpenGL version string: 2.1.7537 Release

linux-ohvh:~ # uname -r
2.6.25.4-8-default
linux-ohvh:~ # arch
x86_64
linux-ohvh:~ #

[Bruce]

Extremely stable, everything works great , so good in fact that I installed it on my laptop and it will stay on the laptop until I get the boxed set, then the final release will be installed

[aaronlewis89]

This is one of the most anticipated things of this year

[Bruce]

Good read about openSUSE 11

 

If Ubuntu is a Volkswagen, then OpenSUSE is a Mercedes-Benz

[tito]

I'll buy the final version and give it a spin.

 

Could you be more specific about KDE 4 Bruce? Is it the concept itself, or is it just not quite there yet?

[duanester]

anything new just doesn't work rite, my opinion.

[Bruce]

I'll buy the final version and give it a spin.

 

Could you be more specific about KDE 4 Bruce? Is it the concept itself, or is it just not quite there yet?

 

Both.

 

I prefer kde3.

 

The new dolphin file manager is a half baked attempt at removing features aka gnome mentality that users are stupid.

 

KDE4 will mature in time, but until it does, I will continue to use KDE3.

 

11 RC1 using KDE3 is rock steady and stable, package management is extremely fast and everything just works.

[tito]

Both.

 

I prefer kde3.

 

The new dolphin file manager is a half baked attempt at removing features aka gnome mentality that users are stupid.

 

KDE4 will mature in time, but until it does, I will continue to use KDE3.

 

11 RC1 using KDE3 is rock steady and stable, package management is extremely fast and everything just works.

 

 

Thanks. I might give both a spin - I haven't seen KDE4 since release day.

[John 44]

I may have to order 11.0.

 

I tried it on my better machines but I thought I'd get an old Dell out and give it a try. This is a 7 year old Dell Dimension L866r. It has a P3 866MHz and 512MB PC100 sdram; and the integrated Intel onboard graphics uses up a chunk of that.

 

Suse 11.0, after some work, has 3D accel, plays dvd movies ok, and just runs like a top!

 

This old machine just shows how much $$$ some folks waste ( not moi off course ) buying new computers when all they do is basic stuff.

 

Screenshot of system info:

 

http://www.simplico.org/baby-dell.png