this thread became the 'computer broke' thread.... take any further discussion over there. On Sun, Dec 4, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Michael Havens 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 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 < >>>>> benb@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" 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 < >>>>> eric.cope@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@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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