[linux-audio-user] [OT] kororaa report

[Ketil Thorgersen]

Dubphil wrote:
> Hello,
>
> as this is quite a gentoo specific post, I have marked it as off topic,
> but it should be interesting for others.
>
> So I have tried the kororaa installation. The install on itself is very
> easy, it looks like a debian install and it tooks less than 1 hour to have
> a fully functionnal but outdated Gentoo system.
>
> Alsaconf is used to detect the audio hardware, so my USB cards was not
> detected :(
>
> The kernel provided is quite old : 2.6.14
>
> The install is using prebuild packages, but updating a package switch
> emerge to use the compilation way.
>
> After the installation, we have an outdated system, and here begin a
> nightmare that would totally disgusting any newcommers to the Gentoo
> system. The kororaa mainteners have masked or unmasked tons of packages,
> so the emerge world needs a lot of masking and unmasking work to be
> launched properly. In short, the upgrade process is directly broken.
>
> So to conclude, I would advise newcommers to Gentoo to use the
> traditionnal way of installing gentoo even if it takes 1 day and needs to
> use the command line.
>   
Ah - well a pity, but not unexpected though...

Thanks!

Ketil