Availability of x86_64 2010.2 DVD iso for download?

[JimR]

I finally gave up on 2011.0 with its random freezes. I wasted many
hours trying to debug and troubleshoot this, but I just cannot abide my
machine freezing up every couple of hours.

Thanks to all on this list for the fine help and suggestions provided.

I reloaded 2010.2 from a CD, and it is running now, as I type.
However,the only CD that I retained was the x586 version. I've searched
online for the x86_64 version, but can't seem to locate it. Does
anybody have any suggestions where to look? The DVD version would be
preferable.

Thanks,
JimR

[Bobbie Sellers]

Tried below? Searched on term "Mandriva 86_64 2010.2"
and after an encounter with textual information added iso
the above.

<http://torrent.mandriva.com/public/>

I am not going to try it myself but it
is listed there.
And also at
<http://iso.linuxquestions.org/mandriva/mandriva-linux-2010.2/>

bliss

[Jim Beard]

On 11/21/2011 12:04 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> <http://iso.linuxquestions.org/mandriva/mandriva-linux-2010.2/>

Interesting. The statistics show over 300,000 downloads for the
64-bit mandriva-linux-free-2010.2-x86_64.iso but under 4,000
downloads for the three i586 versions combined:

mandriva-linux-one-2010.2-KDE4-europe1-americas-cdrom-i586.iso
mandriva-linux-one-2010.2-GNOME-europe-americas-cdrom-i586.iso
mandriva-linux-free-2010.2-i586.iso

Cheers!

jim b.

--
UNIX is not user unfriendly; it merely
expects users to be computer-friendly.

[Bobbie Sellers]

On 11/21/2011 07:00 AM, Jim Beard wrote:
> On 11/21/2011 12:04 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
>
>> <http://iso.linuxquestions.org/mandriva/mandriva-linux-2010.2/>
>
> Interesting. The statistics show over 300,000 downloads for the 64-bit
> mandriva-linux-free-2010.2-x86_64.iso but under 4,000 downloads for the
> three i586 versions combined:
>
> mandriva-linux-one-2010.2-KDE4-europe1-americas-cdrom-i586.iso
> mandriva-linux-one-2010.2-GNOME-europe-americas-cdrom-i586.iso
> mandriva-linux-free-2010.2-i586.iso
>
> Cheers!
>
> jim b.
>

And I downloaded the Mandriva One Linux as my first test
of hardware compatibility. Not surprised by more downloads
of 64 bit because if you can pay for an OS then you likely
can pay for a new piece of hardware. Remember Obama's first
rebate to the pensioners of about $250? I was saving for
a new laptop then and put my coh together with the $250 and
got my low end refurbished Compaq Presario Notebook with the
Athlon X2, so then I downloaded the Mandriva Linux 64 bit
version and was happy with the way it worked so asap I
bought the 2010.1. I think a lot of people will download
a distribution to make sure it works then will go on to the
stuff they have to pay for.

Playing with the machine today tried out CentOS 6.0
a plodder Live, and Chacra(sic) and I like the KDE 4.7 less
and less, I used a late version of Ubuntu with Unity that
no longer requires a Graphics accelerator and it worked
very well. Tried out Knoppix earlier and the LXE interface seemed
to be ok too but I vastly prefer to run KDE tools like Kate
and Kwrite.

Well I think in Mandriva 2012 PWP the may have the
KDE 4.x final version out with some things I don't like
gone. KDE is starting work on version 5 which is meant for
tablets and similar devices. I want to see Kernel 3.x.x
in it too as the old kernels are just that. I think the
money that the Russian Mandriva saves with only yearly
releases may be offset by getting behind the other
distributions that are moving fast.

bliss

[Jim Beard]

On 11/21/2011 04:10 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:

> I want to see Kernel 3.x.x
> in it too as the old kernels are just that.

On this point I must quibble. Linus declared a 3.0 kernel simply
because it was about 20 years since his initial kernel was
released, and he wanted to start a new number series in honor of
that anniversary.

He deliberately allowed minimal changes, as he did not want the
"new" 3.x kernel to start off with a bad rep for bugs or
glitches. Consequently, the 3.x-series kernels (so far) are
simply normal progression of improvements to the 2.x-series
kernels. No milestone in the technology involved at all; just a
milestone in years of survival.