Re: OT: Linux (Was: Back on the turf!)

Henrik,

Even laptop hard drives are cheap right now, so, I'd say, just change
out the hard drive and run an install.  If it works with all your
hardware on a fresh install, you should be good to go.
Just a very non-linguistic thought!

Good luck
Jim

> Date:    Tue, 29 Nov 2005 23:48:22 +0100
> From:    Henrik Theiling <theiling@...>
> Subject: OT: Linux (Was: Back on the turf!)
>
> Hi!
>
> Jörg writes:
>
>>>...
>>> After an unsuccessful adventure called Linux system upgrade,
>>> I am back on the turf.  What the whole matter taught me the
>>> hard way were these two lessons:
>>>
>>> 1. Never change a running system.
>
>
> So you did not know this??? :-)))
>
>
>>> 2. Don't think new software will work with old hardware.
>>>
>>> I ruined an entire weekend trying to get a recent Linux
>>> distribution to work on my 5-year-old machine; after giving
>>> it two more tries I decided to dig out the old installation
>>> CDs and re-install the old system which took me less than
>>> two hours to get it to work.
>
>
> I am going to wait for a new Linux-on-laptop adventure until I have a
> new machine because I fear exactly this will happen to me, too...
>
> My four-year-old machine is slowly decaying: the fan is out of order
> since years, but works when merciless injecting oil spray from time to
> time...  And recently the back-light started to become red.  Needless
> to say, the second battery is broken.
>
> I hope it will stay alive for a few weeks.
>
> **Henrik