installing linux again (over old linux) ...

[anton]

Well,

I had this mandrake 8.0 for about half a year or so already ... that's what I started with , and I guess b/c it was my first install, by now there's a whole lot of trash ...

so I want to make a new patrition install new distribution , and start all over :)

the few reasons why I want to re-install:
1.) get weird errors when trying to compile the kernel, and nobody seemed to know what's wrong :(
2.) system got quite slower :(
3.) have to many libs/programs installed that I never used


so, the questions:
1.) what distribution should I install ... I want to try to go with slackware ... is it a good choice ?
2.) of course I want to keep all my settings for programs, so copying most things from ~ would do the trick ? and maybe some from etc?

thx

[jscott]

Well Slack is a great choice for a DIY approach.

Surely, back up your ~ dirs.

The only problem with /etc will be the BSD init (slack) -vs- SysV init(drake). If you never changed any of the default init scripts, don't even worry about it. Otherwise backup the scripts and just replace them in /etc/rc.d (slack)

[Ludootje]

erm copying the stuff in your ~/ will of course back up your data, but NOT install an app which was installed on your mandrake, of course. as for the etc: well, i think it's better for you to reconfigure most of your stuff...

[jscott]

Originally posted by Ludootje:
<STRONG>...but NOT install an app which was installed on your mandrake, of course...</STRONG>

I don't allow users to install unapproved programs anywhere *except* their home dir.

Anything not on the Slack site (ftp://ftp.slackware.com) can probably be found at linuxpackages.net (http://www.linuxpackages.net/) in neato slackpak format ;)

[Sawdusty]

Originally posted by anton:
<STRONG>

1.) what distribution should I install ...
</STRONG>

If you're feeling adventurous, you might try linux from scratch... www.linuxfromscratch.org. (http://www.linuxfromscratch.org.) It depends what you're into, but it was my decision after my requisite half year. I'm quite pleased, I learned a lot, and I know what's installed and where everything is.

Dusty

[anton]

well, got it installed, everything seems to be ok, besides few things: sound (SB Live), 2 of 3 cdroms, tv capture card (hauppage) , nvidia not working right ...(can't install drivers, doesn't see NVDriver module) .... something else, but don't remember already ;)

everything above works on mandrake perfectly :)

any help ? :)

p.s. I already tried to recompile a kernel, but when I did it, there are more things not working, then with the old one :(

[z0mbix]

What distro did you install? Slackware? Mandrake again? Did you write down the output of lsmod from Mandrake before you removed it? Have you downloaded the NVIDIA drivers from nvidia.com? Do you know all the modules your hardware?

[anton]

cheeky: I installed Slackware , I didn't remove mandrake yet ;)

will do lsmod from mandrake, and compile that kernel again :)

yeah, I got nvidia drivers, and when I try to compile, they say something like NVDriver module not found ...

no, don't know all modules to my hardware :(


p.s. found 2 missing cdroms :)

[z0mbix]

The best thing to do is recompile your kernel to fit your needs once you've completed the install. Then you'll be able to compile the nvidia drivers no problems. You'll need to add you soundcard module to /etc/rc.d/rc.modules. It'll more than likely be in this file already, just commented out.

[anton]

well , now I'm getting some weird errors when compiling kernel :( gonna pause it all ... and then we'll see , when I have time :)