Fedora Core: initial encounter (RH doesn't like my machine??)

[Elton Woo]

As with Severn beta1 (RH 9.0.93), Fedora Core (RH 9.0.94)
did not install until after three attempts. Previous betas (wolverine,
etc) always installed on the first attempt.

Download ISO's:

Bittorrent was *disappointingly slooooow*. I could have latched 
on to a mirror and gotten the three CD's much faster using
mozilla.

Run md5sums, ISO's check out OK, burnt 'em with K3b.
Burn successful _no error_ messages whatever.

Boot, check media = OK, proceed ... and THEN --->

With Fedora, my first install resulted in a kernel oops (evinced
by my flashing keyboard lights. Because it refused to create
the boot disk (two previously used 1.44M diskettes in my
LS-120 drive aka /dev/hdb).

Second try: "Install Everything": "error installing ncurses 5.3.9
... you may have insufficient space [on a 20 Gb drive!!!??] or
this might indicate a hardware defect" ... hmm, maybe my]
Quantum is failing?

Third try: "Custom" ... <*WHEW*>!!! finally, success!

Old or previous bugs resurface:
1. Install "all packages" fails, as before:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101078

2. In KDE, the Start Here folder is a "malformed URL"

2. My beloved RFE is still a RFE. I had to configure the scanner.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=80613
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101078

3. After installing, redhat-configure-packages, keeps insisting
on "install disk". Install only works from the console window
or by clicking on the icons in the nautilus CD window.

4. Autologin dialog "unreadable"
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=101511

5. Kmail still misbehaves:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102532

6. Since the Start Here is malformed in KDE, I can't add 
startup programs.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=102533

Graphical boot is indeed faster. Should I remove sendmail
to speed up things?
During installation, I'm pretty sure I saw something mentioned
about a joystick configuration applet, but I find no such
item.

Elton

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