I have a tendency to add WebMin to my installations, it makes remote service much easier. On the splash of WebMin, it show system ram. After seeing that, I did some other probes and verified, then googling found that the kernel indeed only detects 880 mb ram.
On my mandriva machines I do a 'urpmi --update kernel' and it gives me a huge list, from which I (think I remember) usually choose something like 'desktop-latest' for i686.
I definitely need a better kernel
So far PCLOS does not find the Gigabit network adapters on the motherboards I have available to me and it does not detect one of the sata controllers I use on the higher end (for me ...) systems.
The gigabit lan thing is weird - in PCLOS under the control center / hardware, it shows the Attansic L1 gigabit adapter, but when you go to set up the network it says there is no supported hardware found.
HOWEVER, that being said, I did remaster several times last night with extreme ease, and I think I'll have no problem documenting the steps (as we determine them lol) so that the production of a LiveCD is repeatable and next year all we'll have to do is edit a few lines I hope.
I do admit, the decoration of PCLOS is *nothing* like I would want to deliver to a customer, or even have in a technicians toolbox. So, as this whole thing goes, I think we should also have a "ZMLiveCD Beautification Project" that includes
bootsplash screen graphics
KDE bootsplash
Theme that makes sense for the application, including a desktop background with basic instructions for the use of the system
A ZM looking icon set
A disk label
A jewel case insert
A coffee cup (lol maybe?)
But for now, the kernel would be nice. If you could help me make that selection I'd be most appreciative.
BTW, thanks for the kompliment - I pride myself on documentation. Where my technical skills wane, I'll be able to make up to the group with documentation.
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