Ehad Linux 2006 - classic1 Following is a list of release-specific known issues: ---------------------------------------------- Open issues ---------------------------------------------- Following are non-critical release specific issues found during the testing period of each release, along with suggested workarounds. These issues will be addressed in future releases. Issue: Firefox fonts are ugly Release: Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1,2, Classic-1] Status: open Workaround: use 'Edit -> Preferences -> Fonts & Colors ' to configure the Unicode, Western, and Hebrew fonts to: Proportional=Sans Serif, Serif=FreeSerif, Sans-serif=FreeSans, Monospace=FreeMono. Issue: Installation on SATA disk may fail Release: Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1,2, Classic-1] Status: open Workaround: when booting, select F1 then 'linux noapic' and Issue: The mirror definition wizard has some buggy definitions Release: Release: [Ehad 2006 Classic-1] Status: closed Workaround: install the updated RPM from: http://mirror.iglu.org.il/pub/ehad/repositories/pub/2006/RPMS/ehad-media-20060324-2.1.20060mdk.noarch.rpm ---------------------------------------------- Fixed issues ---------------------------------------------- Issue: OpenOffice has problems with Hebrew font Release: Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1,2] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad2006 Classic 1] Workaround: change the fonts used in OpenOffice to FreeSans or FreeSerif. A Hebrew guide to address this issue is available here: http://ehad.berlios.de/newsite/shots/freefonts/ Issue: pcmcia not working on laptops Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1,2] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Classic-1] Workaround: install pcmcia-cs and reboot Issue: hack to set default KDE panel (kicker) is obsolete with latest KDE Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1,2] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Classic-1] Workaround: An updated ehad_hacks package should fix this issue (applied only when creating new users using userdrake) A Hebrew guide to address this issue will be available soon. Issue: devices are not mounted automatically Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Classic-1] Workaround: install gnome-volume-manager and dynamic Issue: kmix opens full screen after fixing the above Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Test-2] Workaround: remove the launch script from ~/.kde/Autostart Issue: desktop icon to define software sources is broken Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Test-2] Workaround: define sources as explained in http://easyurpmi.zarb.org Issue: Installation slideshow not updated yet to new release Release: [Ehad 2006 Test-1] Status: should be fixed in [Ehad 2006 Test-2] Workaround: ignore, not critical ---------------------------------------------- Mandriva issues ---------------------------------------------- Issue: default security level is high Reason: this is the new default set by Mandriva Workaround: set level manually to "normal" during installation Issue: wrong Hebrew encoding when not selecting unicode Reason: under investigation Workaround: during installation, mark 'use unicode' checkbox on language screen Issue: when installing packages after installation, a message reports missing keys Status: hopefully fixed in current release ---------------------------------------------- Other bugs, not related to Mandriva / Ehad ---------------------------------------------- Issue: When installing KDE in Hebrew, Kicker is messed up. Reason: This is a qt bug, that will be fixed in KDE 3.4 Workaround: This is fixed in Ehad by a workaround Status: should be fixed Issue: When selecting packages, checkbox is not working on Hebrew locale Reason: this is a gtk+ bug Workaround: select packages using the 'space bar' Status: should be fixed