FC2 to RH9

[Satish Balay]

On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote:

> Has anyone thought of going back to RH9?  That release had virtually no 
> problems and while it was the last supported release it still is/was better 
> than the fedora distributions.  I am thinking of the problems with the sound, 
> scanners, and other hardware devices and applications.  I would have thought 
> that after FC1 that FC2 would have had all the current concerns fixed and it 
> would have been as good as RH9.  Turns out, it is many steps behind the last 
> RedHat release and makes one wonder about continuing.
>
> Anyway - just wondering if others have had the same thought about going back 
> to what was better than the current FC2 release??

FC1 -> FC2 was a major change

2.4 kernel -> 2..6 kernel
OSS sound  -> ALSA sound.

If things don't work with FC2 to your satisfaction - stick arround
with FC1. FC1 is an improvement over RHL9 - in your terms.

Satish