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=== Upgrading to Slackware 12.0: List of things to do beforehand ===

====Get the installation discs & other software ====
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*Slackware Install Discs I, II & III
*Download /patches directory for 12.0 from one of Slackware's mirrors
*Download nvidia Linux driver installer utility for Geforce FX5200 to /mnt/cruzer
*Download XAMPP package to /mnt/cruzer

====Backup the system ====
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*Backup the entire $HOME folder to /mnt/freeagent, the external hard drive
*Backup website folder /opt/lampp/htdocs to /mnt/freeagent, the external hard drive
*Backup /etc/X11/xorg.conf to /mnt/cruzer
*Backup entire /etc folder to /mnt/cruzer
*Print current xorg.conf for reference

====Start Installation ====
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*Place Installation Disc I in cd drive and reboot the system
*Follow Instructions on screen to launch the installer

=====Partitioning =====
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*Launch cfdisk and delete existing partitions
*Create two new partitions, Swap 2GB & Linux Remaining space (approx 240GB)
*Write partition table to the disc and exit
*Launch setup program and follow the instructions for a complete install
*Make sure not to install php, apache and mysql. We're going to install that separately using XAMPP later on
*Choose one of the generic "huge" or "huge-smp" kernels at the end of installation process.

====Fresh System ====
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*Hopefully, I will have a working fresh system after the installation is complete.
*The default runlevel is 3
*Launch xorgconfig, and set up xorg.conf
*Try launching X server to see if it works. If it works, we're good for next steps.
*Exit the window manager (KDE by default). This will drop you off at the terminal.

====Compile Kernel ====
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*Backup /lib/modules/your-kernel to /lib/modules/your-kernel.backup. This step will make sure that your current kernel is available as backup if the kernel we're going to compile does not work.
*Copy /boot/config to /usr/src/linux/.config
*Become root
*cd /usr/src/linux
*make menuconfig
*Remove Riva Framebuffer Support from the configuration menu, save and exit the configuration menu
*make bzImage. This will create a new kernel "bzImage" in /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/
*make modules && make modules_install. This will compile and install kernel modules in /lib/modules/your-kernel directory.
*cp /usr/src/linux/arch/i386/boot/bzImage /boot #This copies our newly compiled kernel in /boot directory.
*Edit /etc/lilo.conf as follows. Add this at the end of lilo.conf

#Bootable partition configuration starts
image = /boot/bzImage
root = /dev/your-device-where-root-is-located
label = Tux (use any label you want for the new kernel)
#Bootable partition configuration ends

*Run /sbin/lilo to add the new kernel info to the boot loader.

==== Test the new Kernel ====
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*If everything went fine, reboot the computer.
*Select new kernel to boot from
*If the kernel boots properly and you get a working system back, we're good for next steps.

==== Install the nVidia Graphics Driver ====
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*Get the driver from nvidia's website
*Make it executable and launch using sh utility
*This will compile the kernel module for driver and install it.
*If the driver was installed successfully, change xorg.conf to reflect that. Just change driver name from ''nv'' to ''nvidia''.
*Launch X server with startx and test the system out.
*glxinfo | grep dri Third line of the output should tell you if you have direct rendering enabled now.
*telinit 4. Change the runlevel to 4 and enjoy your new graphic powers.

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