first tar file.

Sun Dec 4 18:28:25 MST 2011

this thread became the 'computer broke' thread.... take any further
discussion over there.

On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Well this aint looking good! I did get one error as I was unpacking the
> dkg though. That was:
>
>      Warning: No support for locale: en_US.utf8
>
> I didn't see that error on the desktop when I reinstalled the kernel.
>
>
> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:28 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> and that fixed it on the desktop! Now for the laptop.
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> perhaps I'm unpacking it incorrectly. This is the command I issued:
>>>
>>>      sudo dpkg -i *all.deb linux-headers*386.deb linux-image*
>>>
>>> this is the directory:
>>>
>>>      linux-headers-3.1.4-030104_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_all.deb
>>>
>>> linux-headers-3.1.4-030104-generic_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_i386.deb
>>>      linux-image-3.1.4-030104-generic_3.1.4-030104.201111281851_i386.deb
>>>
>>> Do I need to do each command alone? Perhaps!
>>>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> how abput the patch? Should I install that?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Ben Browning <benb at bensbrowning.com>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> There's pretty much no reason to do that... Use stock dpkg'ed kernels.
>>>>>
>>>>> ~Ben
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Michael Havens <bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> > I was thinking that I would compile my kermel from source. Where do
>>>>> I get
>>>>> > the modules and other stuff I need?
>>>>> >
>>>>> >
>>>>> > On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 12:28 AM, Ben Browning <benb at bensbrowning.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> You had me worried too so we are even :)
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> -Ben
>>>>> >>
>>>>> >> On Dec 4, 2011 12:13 AM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> Thanks Ben.... you had me worried for a second there!
>>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Ben Browning <
>>>>> benb at bensbrowning.com>
>>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> It goes against everything I hold dear to bring this back from
>>>>> >>>> perversion to geekery, but Michael I thought you meant the actual
>>>>> kernel,
>>>>> >>>> not the package containing the kernel... The packages will have
>>>>> everything
>>>>> >>>> you need if they install properly.
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> -Ben
>>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>> On Dec 3, 2011 10:51 PM, "Eric Cope" <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>>  Especially if it's really compressed...
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> > Remember never to unzip in public.
>>>>> >>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>> > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Eric Cope <
>>>>> eric.cope at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>>>> > wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >> Yep, to unzip, just include the same option. As an FYI, gzip
>>>>> is more
>>>>> >>>>> >> common, especially on older installations, but bzip is better
>>>>> at
>>>>> >>>>> >> compression.
>>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >> Eric
>>>>> >>>>> >>
>>>>> >>>>> >> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:15 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>>>> >> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >>> Thank you Eric. I was unclear through the man page the
>>>>> process of
>>>>> >>>>> >>> decompressing. It seems that I would just include the same
>>>>> option
>>>>> >>>>> >>> (j/z). Is
>>>>> >>>>> >>> this correct?
>>>>> >>>>> >>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 9:12 PM, Michael Havens <
>>>>> bmike1 at gmail.com>
>>>>> >>>>> >>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> huh? I did do it like I did the first.
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>      sudo dpkg -i *_all.deb linux-headers*386.deb
>>>>> linux-image*
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> Those were as the instructions said to do it (I did add the
>>>>> wild
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> cards).
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> What else do I need to do to install the modules and other
>>>>> things?
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 8:32 PM, Ben Browning
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> <benb at bensbrowning.com>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>  thYou should reine manbstall the second kernel like you
>>>>> did the
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> first...
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> The method you have used will not have modules and other
>>>>> things
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> that you
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> need.
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -Ben
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011 6:48 PM, "Michael Havens" <bmike1 at gmail.com
>>>>> >
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> wrote:
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I made my first tar file just a few minutes ago! I wanted
>>>>> to put
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> the
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> new kernel on the other machine too because from what
>>>>> I've read
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> the 3.x.x
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> version of the kernel does all sorts of nice things. One
>>>>> of
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> those nice
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> things is that it automatically defragments now. What
>>>>> other
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>  nice things
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> have you discovered about it?
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Anyways, there i go off on another tangent....As I was
>>>>> saying,
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> what I
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> did is combined the three files together (with another
>>>>> with
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> instructions to
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> install it) with tar  and emailed it to myself with the
>>>>> command:
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>      tar cjf 3.1.4.tar.zip *
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> So let's open this up to discussion. If you don't think
>>>>> that was
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> the
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> best way to do it let's hear some constructive criticism.
>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>
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