On Thursday 28 February 2002 05:58 pm, Wes Gregg wrote: > Hello everyone, > > I am back to Mandrake Linux after a short hiatus. I had to reinstall > again due to what turned out to be errors on my hard drive. I think I have > them isolated now & if so I should have a stable system. > > It already looks much nicer on my KDS 17" flat screen monitor. Mandrake > handled it combined with my old TNT card and gave me all graphics > resolutions, which is a remarkable change from my old generic 14". > > I of course lost all my email and web bookmarks this time. I have decided > to do occasional backups of these files to my windows drive just in case. > > I learned somewhere that a better working kernel than I am using (stock > 8.1 2.4.8-26(?)) is 2.4.8.34(?) which is supposed to fix some security > issues, virtual memory, etc. > > I had an email with directions for upgrading my kernel. Actually it was > for something else, it was to someone who had just reinstalled and was > wanting to do something else (update software manager lists?). But the > person was directed to first install the newer kernel. I think the message > went something like: > > First go to someplace.addy.outthere and download filex.afile and follow > the directions on http:www.webaddy.ady to install it alongside your old > kernel. Then go to mandrake update(?) and get the latest whatnot.files. > > And _then_ go to nVidia's site (or mandrakeuseronline?) and get the > latest drivers for kernel 2.4.8-34(?) and install according to the > directions at http:anothersiteIforgot.ady. > > And _then_ go do whatever the original person wanted to do because the > computer is now updated. > > Of course since I lost the message(s) that is about all I remember now > that I find myself in the same situation. Anyone care to send help? > > This brings up my other question: Is there a website with important > archived information from this list for people with faulty memories (& hard > drives) such as myself? > > Thank you,
Wes: First, my sympathies on the death of your hard drive. The quickest way to get to the list archives is via the Mandrake home page. Click on the mail list entry in the LH column, and you'll find a link to the archive list partway down the page. I have a recollection that the posting you want was by Civileme (aka Tester) -- let the search function by your friend. -- cmg (whose memory also has many bad sectors)
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