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'''Sabayon 5.0/64 Journal'''

=Install=
* Text install went 'fine' if rude, featureless compared to text install from debian or slackware
** The Partitionner is really lame, less clear/consive/explanative than others
* Grub doesn't announce other OS, but do register them.
* Network Config a bit short, only machine name is enabled if you don't go dhcp. Leaves you with .unknowndomain stupid name.
* There is no eject of disc, no auto-reboot of installer - you reboot from your session. Don't forget to get the disc out :)

=Reboot=
* Still Grub 1, good.
* Boots in init 3; no gdm line ''--changed to 5 in /etc/inittab, removed =nox option from /boot/grub/menu.lst'' But init3 dosn't seem to be milti/noX anyway. Argh.
* All TTYs are there, even in runlevel 5, in graphic mode: faster, non-flicker switch
* ssh server up and running
* No vnc, but gconfedotor is there.
* Sound works, but keeps on trying to choose intrenal hdmi digital output. Which doesn't really put actual volts in the loudspeakers, of course.
* Main user UID to 1000; when set to 500, disappear from User Management GUI (same in debian) ''--solved: change 1000 to 499 in /etc/login.defs''
(see http://ubuntuforums.org/archive/index.php/t-347762.html)
* bluetooth still as buggy.

=Boot2=
* boot console framebuffer OK; not convinced by background image though. Sabayon 4 looked better.
* gdm ok now
* fckin' package manager forces full upgrades but reckon it's best to update itself first. HOW?? did 'Equo install entropy sulfur' and ended up with full auto update.
* 3G as bad as usual, needs to unplug all the time, unlike debian. But works.
* equo is the CLI interface to package management in Sabayon; colors are over-the-top.
* You can of course use emerge, the original Gentoo tool,... If you are a man enough.
* mp3 OK; player uses Totem. Yikes.

==Massive Upgrade One==
[Machine now to Current version]
* New config files resides in bthe folder of the old config under the name '''._cfg00*<configfilename>'''
* Equo option '''-3''' aka ''Merge on by one'' doesn't show diffs; would only show diffs if you select the number from the filelist.
* Once you are into the 'Overwrite Yes/No' process, there is no turning back.
* Diffs shows with '''-''' and '''+''' signs next to it; blue is suppressed, green is new, black is unchanged.
[Time to reboot]

=One Thousand repetitive reboots later=
* Compiz kills my gnome panel, refuses to put it at bottom; put it back on top when rebooted. [removed from ''startup'']
* 40 secs to wait from log/password to desktop. 35 without.
* Compiz Start kills GnomeDo. [removed from ''startup'']
* Still old 31 kernel after 'world' upgrade.
* LOTS of udev warnings; given my experience with Debian, it smells baaaad. And, looking into /etc/udev/rules.d/52*, I don't have this hardware anyway (tascam something).
* WICD was forced in the systems, complains hasn't got access to wireless cards. I don't want WICD. [removed from ''startup'']

=My Life with Sabayon=

Do I trust, or to what extend, such a small project for a general laptop use, including real-life work? I dunno yet, really: the smallness may give extra attention, closeness to the project leaders... Or not.

==Cool==
* A Repos database update (unmodded repos from italy, none added) weights a reasonable 1Meg - cool.
* mplayer included.
* hw shortcuts FN+ works for screen.
* config files update protection - use cfg-update to review them; albeit not as sudo, again.
* I updated everything in 2 strokes; big downloads but no issues; just patience with freaking 3G connection.
* All kernel sources are there after '''equo install linux-sabayon''' and '''linux-sabayon-sources'''. Kool.
* e16 is there, as enlightenment-1.0.1 in section x11-wm
* suspend resume OK
* Log helper: '''emerge sabayonlive-tools''' then '''#sabutil menu'''

==Not So Cool==
* hw shortcuts FN+ '''doesn't''' work for sound.
* xterm white background kills me eyes
* Lots of 404-not-found when using equo
* totem is the default music player - stupid.
* the colors in equo are, uh, an acquired taste. Not my taste, though. ''--do equo --nocolor or something :)''
* you never quite know where you are with the gentoo stuff underlying; doesn't make clear what to use, and what update state you are.

==ShowStoppers==
* Diff viewer system in ''equo conf update'' totally garbled when using it through sudo, unreadable text!!
* gnome panel keeps going back on top of the screen at each reboot; can't just assign it to 'bottom' (have to tick 'expand', select 'bottom', un-tick expand again)
* Unwanted sda1 still is only one-click away from danger!
* Boot process messes with password to unlock wallet on wifi connection; ugly, confusing since it's entangled with GnomeDo with no visible text.
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