On Wednesday 20 October 2004 01:55 pm, SME Server Admin wrote: > On Wednesday 20 Oct 2004 03:34, Greg Meyer wrote: > > On Sunday 17 October 2004 11:05 am, SME Server Admin wrote: > > > Aftenoon :) > > > > > > The time has come. I am finally in a position (technically) to upgrade > > > this computer (Mandrake 10 on a P2-300mhz PC (384mb ram, 25gb Hdd, > > > CRRW) to the chassis of an AMD1300 (384mb ram, the rest transfers > > > over). Just need a bit of guidance and advise before I continue... > > > Please :) > > > > I always say, make sure you can boot into the old system if something > > goes wrong and then just let 'er rip. Nothing like doing to improve the > > learning. > > > > You really should be able to put the drive in the new motherboard and > > boot it up. Linux is really good about adjusting to new hardware. You > > may have to tweak a few things that load out of /etc/modprobe.conf (lan > > cards, soiund cards, etc.), but most of the motherboard stuff should be > > recognized and the appropriate drivers be installed automatically. > > Thanks :) Most of it has gone through OK. > > When it shuts down it tries to unmount the old network card, which isn't > installed anyway, and I can't find it in the configs :( > Should be in /etc/modprobe.conf or modules.conf if you are using a 2.4 kernel.
> Normally I would be happy to leave it at that... But a machine I was going > to use for games has, er, keeled over. > > Awaiting advice from here.... > > Tried backing up my mail directory and K3b made all the leading dots to be > underscores?! Huh? > I have no idea what you mean about this. > Do I need to put anything special in to K3b to get it leave the dots in, or > is that an impossibility?? > > Cheers, Elwyn -- /g
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