1. You can dreate the diskettes from the first CD using rawrite. 2. For 7.1 (having tried it) the DVD and CD's contain the same stuff. Using the DVD is s-o-o-o-o much easier and faster.
Shaul Karl wrote: > It seems that the media in a Suse distro is composed of diskettes, CDs > and DVD. > Is there any redundancy? I mean, the diskettes are also on the CDs. > Does the content of the CDs and the DVD the same? > In particular, can one have either the CDs or the DVD, but not both, > without loosing content? > > > >>Hi, >> >>please note that International SuSE is not 100% equal to German SuSE. >> >>The differences are in the paper stuff (books etc) and in some commercial >>packages they add (for some packages only the International SuSE has the >>English version). That's why I advice to always order the International >>version. If you order it anyway it shouldn't be a problem, either. >> >>Schlomo >> >> >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Daniel Feiglin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Cc: "Schlomo Schapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:24 AM >>Subject: Re: Local SuSE mirror. >> >> >> >>> >>>Shaul Karl wrote: >>> >>> >>>> (1) >>>>Why you haven't mentioned http://www.cheapbytes.com and >>>> >>> >>>Cheapbytes is a few $ more expensive than Linux Central (including S&H). >>> >>> >>> >>>>similar online stores? >>>> >>>> >>>> (2) >>>>I can ask people I know abroad whether they are willing to send it to >>>>me. >>>>I will charge a few $$ for myself for the bother. >>>> >>>>Will you be interested? >>>> >>>> >>>> If yes: >>>> >>>>How much are you willing to pay? >>>> >>> >>>A little more than the mormal selling price $70+/- and a lot less than >>> >>$130 >> >>> >>>>Will you be interested in the media only (diskettes + CDs + DVD)? That >>>>is, >>>>the distro without the documentation, thus lowering shipment cost? >>>> >>> >>>Yes. >>> >>> >>> >>>>How long will you be willing to wait for the package to arrive (once >>>>again, >>>>longer delivery means cheaper shipment)? >>>> >>> >>>I've found that UPS/Fedex faster services are SLOWER than regular airmail, >>>becuse of customs/VAT . Regular airmail gets to the local PO, you pay your >>> >>VAT >> >>>across the counter & that's it. >>> >>>So, regular air mail. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Is there such a thing as German Suse and English Suse? If yes, does it >>>>matters to you which one will I get? >>>> >>> >>>As far as I know SuSE is SuSE is SuSE. At one point there was a different >>> >>US >> >>>version because of the export limits on 128 bit encryption software. I >>> >>haven't >> >>>seen that in the 7.x releases. >>> >>> >>> >>>>I understand there is a personal edition and a professional one. Which >>>>one >>>>are you looking for? >>>> >>> >>>Pro. >>> >>> >>> >>>>Should I ask about older Suse distribution? It should be cheaper. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>>Nope. I got 6.1-4, 7.0-1 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>Hi, >>>>> >>>>>On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Daniel Feiglin wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Schlomo Schapiro wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>PF1/REL imported them last time I checked (by phone). I saw it also >>>>>>> >>once >> >>>>>>>in a shop in JM (an old version, of course). >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>But they stopped. You can see V7.1 on their site. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Well, probably it's better so. >>>>><!-- a lot of old stuff cut --> >>>>> >>>>>>Other matters: At various times I've seen SuSE even in BUG! >>>>>> >>>>>>Why SuSE: I started out with Redhat in 5.1-2 days. 6.0 was a disaster. >>>>>> >>PF1 >> >>>>>>offered me SuSE 6.1 for peanuts, at Computax, and in terms of distro >>>>>> >>quality and >> >>>>>>scope I never looked back. I must confess that 7.1 was not brilliant, >>>>>> >>and I >> >>>>>>finished up with what in now SuSE 7.1 and a half - d/l'd kernel 2.4.9 >>>>>> >>and got >> >>>>>>KDE 2.2.1 from a CD burning outfit in the US (also cost peanuts). >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>Actually we use 7.1 at work and it's served us very good till now. I >>>>>upgraded KDE and X from the SuSE RPMs (d/l) without any problem. I am >>>>> >>even >> >>>>>still using the shipped 2.2.18 kernel and no reason to complain (I >>>>> >>compile >> >>>>>2.4.x for selected computers that need it). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>SuSE refused to supply me the 7.2 upgrade: They referred me to their UK >>>>>> >>dealer >> >>>>>>who said that he could only supply from South Africa. Stuff that. About >>>>>> >>7.3: >> >>>>>>There are some rather nasty reviews floating around (LinuxPlanet) for >>>>>> >>anyone >> >>>>>>trying to upgrade using the graphics interface (yast2). If anyone is >>>>>> >>interested, >> >>>>>>I have them in a 256Kb tarball. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>I would only deal with SuSE Germany. They where very nice till now >>>>> >>except >> >>>>>for once when I tried to pay with a credit card of the boss and they >>>>>noticed the difference in order-name and billing-name :-) But then a >>>>>sales-rep called my from Germany and I tried over 45 minutes to convince >>>>>him to take the payment from my credit card (HE called !!!). Then he got >>>>>VERY cold feet about the long phone talk and rather suddenly said "I'll >>>>>cancel. Please order anew" and hang up :-). >>>>> >>>>>While I was upset that they wouldn't take that order I was very pleased >>>>> >>by >> >>>>>them calling me for clarification instead of silently dropping the >>>>> >>order. >> >>>>>I am also glad they refused the order since it means that they really >>>>>check it. >>>>> >>>>>my 2c >>>>> >>>>>Schlomo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Schlomo Schapiro >>>>>Senior System Administrator >>>>>MobilEye Vision Technologies Ltd. >>>>> >>>>>24 Mishol Hadkalim St., Jerusalem, Israel >>>>>Telephone: + 972-2-586-6989 Ext. 131 >>>>>Mobile: + 972-55-767898 >>>>>Fax: + 972-2-586-7720 >>>>> >>>>>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>WWW: http://www.mobileye.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>================================================================= >>>>>To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>>>>the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command >>>>>echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >>================================================================= >>To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with >>the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command >>echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
