On 07/03/2015 07:43 AM, Larry Linder wrote:
> Dear Sir:
> Loaded SL 7.2 for third time and finally got it to where we can run it.
> I hate to complain but doe anyone check their work anymore.
> Or just compile it without errors and shove it out the door.
>
> There a several major things missing or wrong:
> 1.  It groans and complains about size of /boot - its set to 101 Meg.
> Reloaded 7.2 again and there does not seem to be way away to change size
> of /boot partition.  I periodically nags at you because there is only 25K
> left.  Now way to fix problem or to shut of "NAG" function.
>
> 2.  Could not find a way to set up groups or add new users.
> Had to go back to hand edit of passwd and groups to make it happen.  No way to
> assign user id numbers.
>
> 3.  Could not find a utility to set up Internet connection - When you used a
> KDE or Gnome the Mac address of the router was different. !!!!  We have not
> been able to connect it to Network.
>
> 4.  Default monitor was set to a pixel size you need a microscope to make out
> the text.   If you used the Gnome it said monitor was IBM 12" France.  KDE
> said monitor was IBM 12" Brazil.  No other options were available. Maybe go
> back and hand edit Xterm stuff.   A major step back by 20 years.
>
> 5. With out com and a way to make display readable it becomes useless to run
> word processor, spread sheet, or anything.  Can't optimize width or set
> width,  You can go to full screen and the result is the same.
> There no way to set up terminal for other colors or text.
> Borders of GNOME are same color as other windows so you have to look twice to
> see which is which.   List of dislikes goes on and on.
>
> 6. We (everyone in the shop) unanimously hates the GENOME desk top.  There
> does not appear to be able to select an alternate.
>
> 7. Could not find a way to turn off high pitched sound when you tried to step
> back too far on a line.   This part of "NAG" function and can't turn it off.
>
> 8.  Tried to play a CD - old Marty Robins and it skipped tracks and got hung
> up and could not X it out.  Had to Reboot.   There is something basically
> wrong with the OS if you can't kill an application.  Disk plays fine in my
> Dodge truck and does not have any visible defects.  DVD writer is good as we
> were able to make a dual layer DVD for 7.2 with it using SL 5.11.
>
> 9.  Gave up on SL 7.2
>
> Notes:
> The default set up was like a quadriplegic Windows 7.  We use one on our UPS
> account to ship stuff.  Everyone who uses it hates it.   Another disaster
> story.
>
> We have SL 5.11 deployed in the shop and support about 50 systems.   I would
> not like to tell the boss that we had to trash 45 to 50 perfectly good
> monitors and give up our ability to add users, groups and network extensions
> etc.
> example:
> We have a number systems in shop and one by Mill and Lathe so there are no
> paper prints.  Guys can review prints on line and set up CNC stuff on line.
> Saves a lot of time.
>
> The evaluation box is a dual core AMD, 16 Gig of Ram, 4 disks - totaling 2 TB.
> and a GForce Video card, all pretty current stuff and a working 5.11 system.
> We will reload SL5.11 on to test box and start looking for another Linux
> distribution that has not been mangled by Ex Microsoft employees, working at
> RH.
>
> Due to obtuse problems we quit evaluation and will not deploy SL 7 -
>
> The best solution is to drop back and evaluate SL 6.5 and see if we can live
> with it.  We have a SL 6.2 used on special project.
>
> We need to run spice, a Circuit layout editor, many spread sheets and a number
> of in house programs to manage inventory, component ordering, e-mail,  VMWare
> to run several cad packages and a stress analysis program.  Some employees
> run  12 desktops and two monitors.   So fare we have not see a limitation for
> 5.11 but have had to install a number of newer libs to accommodate new SW.
>
>
> Larry Linder
>

According to

     http://ftp1.scientificlinux.org/linux/scientific/7x/x86_64/iso/

we are still on 7.1.

Where did you find 7.2?


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