jkerr82508 1 Report post Posted April 26, 2011 http://blog.mageia.org/en/ Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Batson 0 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 I would try it if they came out with a live CD or DVD. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isadora 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 Downloading here, and installing it into a virtual machine later on. Did the Alpha's the same way, and worked all just fine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AussieJohn 2 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 Have already downloaded and installed it. Now in the process of playing around with it and trying different settings. Seems OK so far. Cheers. John. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isadora 1 Report post Posted April 27, 2011 Downloading through Ktorrent mageia-1-Beta2-DVD-i586.iso went pretty smoothly, approximately two hours. Installation in a virtual machine (VMPLayer 3.1.4 build 385536) went without falter. The familiar rituals that everyone knows by now. Configuration used for the virtual machine: * RAM: 1500 MB * Hard disk: 50 GB Installation to reboot, including updates (only 4 packets) lasted 24 minutes. Reboot went smoothly without errors in desktop. Ready-to-use desktop (all starts) in Alpha 2 in 77 seconds. For the Beta 2 was 53 seconds. When installing a package message appeared, saying that the CD-ROM CoreMedia could not be found. Have this medium disabled via "Software Management" now. installing Flash Player plug-in went without difficulty through "Software Management ". Flash worked flawlessly. And then just a short test for libre-office. It took 35 seconds before I could begin in a text document. In a second attempt I could start using a new text-document within 12 seconds. And a libre-office calc document I could use after 12 seconds. So far very pleased with this next version in the preliminaries. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jkerr82508 1 Report post Posted April 28, 2011 I would try it if they came out with a live CD or DVD. Live CD's are now available: http://blog.mageia.org/en/2011/04/28/mageia-1-beta2-live-cds/ Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Batson 0 Report post Posted April 29, 2011 Live CD's are now available: http://blog.mageia.org/en/2011/04/28/mageia-1-beta2-live-cds/ Jim Thanks for the info. I'm on mobile broadband atm. Will download in the next couple of days when I get back to my cable internet connection. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
David Batson 0 Report post Posted May 1, 2011 I downloaded the Live CD and gave it a quick spin. I could not set up my Sierra Wireless 890 AirCard. It keeps asking for a PIN number which I never needed in any other OS. I tried some standard 4 digit combinations without success. I connected successfully with my Intel 6205 WiFi, but the connection seemed temperamental. Sometimes I could connect and other times not. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverSurfer60 2 Report post Posted May 1, 2011 Downloaded full version, installed as a dual boot. Apart from a few problems with my USB keyboard and Logitech Bluetooth mouse all went well. The small niggles are now sorted and for a Beta the release is better than some Mandriva finals that I have installed. It is good enough to use as a main desktop as is, so I am looking forward to the final stable release. Met some very familiar names in the forums. That was an added bonus. It could be that Mageia will become the main distro on my machine and Mandriva as a test distro in the future. ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ixthusdan 3 Report post Posted May 4, 2011 I have posted my positive experience in the new forum. I am testing in Oracle's Virtual Box. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites