rawhide i386 live image available

[David Timms]

Jeremy Katz wrote:
> A new rawhide-based live image is now available for testing.  The only
...
> One of the biggest focuses of this image is to get some eyes on the new
> NetworkManager version which we're landing for Fedora 8.  As this wasn't
> ready in time for test2, we're hoping to get some quick testing to help
> ensure that it works very well for test3 and not lead to a lot of people
> being entirely unable to try things out as test3.
On a HP compaq nx6320: boots up OK, and logs in after countdown timeout. 
Web browsing, solitaire, 4 in a row, freecell work fine.

The Network Manager notifier quickly shows the lost connection at 
ethernet cable removal, and it quickly connects again when the cable is 
replugged {this is a definite improvement on F7, which seems to miss 
these events - which might have been my doing}.

The applet also lists the couple of wireless networks available. There 
was no special prodding required to get the wireless drivers activated, 
they worked out of the {live} box. Intel wireless {forget which}.

Clicking one of them disconnects the wired connection, and provides the 
'the network is secured - what is the password or passphrase' prompt. 
Even after typing a 60-80 characters, the dialog never enables it's 
connect button, leaving only the cancel button highlighted.

It seems there may be something wrong here; I did think it might be that 
the decrypt key is being actively tried as I am entering the pass/phrase 
characters, and it is simply that I do not know the passphrase that 
means that I don't get connected. That is : should the connect button 
actually become highlighted ?

DaveT. [azureus .torrent share ratio 12.4 ;-) ]