and that fixed it on the desktop! Now for the laptop. On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:06 PM, Michael Havens 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 wrote: > >> how abput the patch? Should I install that? >> >> >> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Ben Browning 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 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 >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> You had me worried too so we are even :) >>> >> >>> >> -Ben >>> >> >>> >> On Dec 4, 2011 12:13 AM, "Michael Havens" wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks Ben.... you had me worried for a second there! >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 6:57 AM, Ben Browning >>> >>> 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" wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> Especially if it's really compressed... >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Dec 3, 2011, at 10:29 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> > Remember never to unzip in public. >>> >>>>> > >>> >>>>> > On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 10:02 PM, Eric Cope >>> >>>>> > 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@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@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 >>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>>>> >>>> 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" >>> >>>>> >>>>> 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. 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