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 wrote: > 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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