Alfredo Cole wrote:
>
> 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.
Don't upgrade. Much better to do a new install on another
partition. Then you will have both 7.2 and 8.0 available at boot
time and can move your customisation, etc across to 8.0 at your
leisure. A full installation of Mandrake 8.0 can take up to a 3GB
partition. If that forces you into buying a new second hard disk, it
is still the most prudent approach.
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