On Wednesday 19 September 2001 22:16, you wrote:
> OK.. I have tried to upgrade my kernel in Mandrake 8.0 about 5 times now,
> and I just can't get the damn thing to go in correctly.. something always
> fails, or doesn't work (internet being the main one) and then it's no
> longer stable.
>

For what you are saying it looks to me you're using softwaremanager to try to 
upgrade your kernel DON'T!!!

Download the rpm file and install MANUALLY
us rpm -ivh kernel-2.4.whatever.i586.rpm 
it is ALL you need. 

> I have done it with 2.4.7 and 2.4.9 and neither works.  Maybe I should be
> upgrading and not compiling a full new kernel?  Not totally sure what I
> "need" in the kernel config file (I use make menuconfig, then make dep
> modules modules_install install)
>
> I am running a Celeron 633 with 256MB RAM, ATI 8MB video card, SBLive,
> Network Everywhere (NC100 v1.0 I believe) Network card.  20GB Hard Drive
> partitioned 50/50 with Win98SE.
>
> I want to run an http server, and possibly a FTP server as well.  I use
> KDE.
>
> Any help on this?  I also want to keep this machine as secure as possible
> and stable as possible, but would like the newer kernel installed.  Any
> website pointers will be accepted gladly.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Leif Madsen - Project Manager
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> http://www.plannettechnologies.com

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