On Thursday 24 May 2001 07:22, Alfredo Cole wrote:
> Hello:
>
> I am using LM 7.2 on my IBM TP i1200. It took a considerable amount of
> effort to get X to work on this little one, mainly because the video
> card (SMLynx+) is partially supported (and even now, I have to boot to
> MSWindows first to properly initialize it). I am told that the new
> XFree86 included with LM 8.0 has better support for it, plus other
> improvements in general. I am considering upgrading, but I am reluctant
> to jump directly into it, since I use this computer as my main
> development system, and there is lots of things that I could lose if
> something goes wrong. I have always made a backup when upgrading in the
> past, but I always wind up doing a complete reinstall of the new
> version, and then spend several days trying to get things to work they
> were before. I am sure most of you know what I mean. Is the upgrade
> procedure from 7.2 to 8.0 a "better" one now, or should I again backup,
> reinstall, and waste several days one more time trying to get everything
> to work? I would appreciate your advise. Thank you.
> --
> Alfredo Cole
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Tegucigalpa, Honduras
It would not be a good idea to update to 8.0 unless you are willing to use
kernel 2.2.19. The other has some issues with mouse detection specifically
for thinkpads and contains software (as do all distros with kernel 2.4) that
are DANGEROUS to some thinkpads, though ours is not loaded or activated by
default. The kernel support for software (lm_sensors) that has the potential
to make a factory return of some thinkpad models is there.
If you do update, cancel the X configuration, and select
kernel22-2.2.19-10mdk as a package to install, then make it your primary boot.
If you have reiserfs partitions, updating would be an even worse idea as the
new one in 8.0 is not backwards compatible and you cannot freely switch
kernels.
Civileme
