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Valent at 11:48, 1 January 2011

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	There is one missing dependency and that is solved by installing wireless-crda package. But this package is not available in 8.10 Intrepid repository. But is available in 9.10 Jaunty repository. So download .deb for this package from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/i386/wireless-crda/download here] and install it using dpkg command. Then kernel image .deb installation should succeed.		There is one missing dependency and that is solved by installing wireless-crda package. But this package is not available in 8.10 Intrepid repository. But is available in 9.10 Jaunty repository. So download .deb for this package from [http://packages.ubuntu.com/jaunty/i386/wireless-crda/download here] and install it using dpkg command. Then kernel image .deb installation should succeed.
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			wget http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/main/w/wireless-crda/wireless-crda_1.7_i386.deb
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	===Installing packages===		===Installing packages===
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	title ~~Ubuntu~~ 8.10, kernel 2.6.32~~-02063208-generic~~		title LinuxMCE 8.10, kernel 2.6.32
	uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709		uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro quiet splash		kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro quiet splash
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	quiet		quiet

	title ~~Ubuntu~~ 8.10, kernel 2.6.32~~-02063208-generic~~ (recovery mode)		title LinuxMCE 8.10, kernel 2.6.32 (recovery mode)
	uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709		uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709
	kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro single		kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro single

Valent: /* Helpful links */

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Helpful links

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	===Helpful links===		===Helpful links===
	[http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2009/03/11/howto-update-ubuntu-with-latest-kernel/ Howto update Ubuntu with latest kernel]		*[http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2009/03/11/howto-update-ubuntu-with-latest-kernel/ Howto update Ubuntu with latest kernel]
	[http://www.ramoonus.nl/2009/12/03/linux-kernel-2-6-32-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-linux/ Linux kernel 2.6.32 installation guide for ubuntu]		*[http://www.ramoonus.nl/2009/12/03/linux-kernel-2-6-32-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-linux/ Linux kernel 2.6.32 installation guide for ubuntu]

	==LinuxMCE 0710==		==LinuxMCE 0710==

Valent: /* Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository */

2010-06-18T15:48:30Z

Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository

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	==Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository==		==Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels for 0810 via PPA repository==
	Ubuntu Kernel team maintains [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds mainline kernel builds] and [http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline PPA reposotory] from which you can get newer kernel images than ones in official Ubuntu 8.10 repositories.		Ubuntu Kernel team maintains [https://wiki.ubuntu.com/KernelTeam/MainlineBuilds mainline kernel builds] and [http://kernel.ubuntu.com/~kernel-ppa/mainline PPA reposotory] from which you can get newer kernel images than ones in official Ubuntu 8.10 repositories.

Valent: /* Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository */

2010-06-18T15:48:00Z

Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository

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	run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common		run-parts: executing /etc/kernel/header_postinst.d/nvidia-common
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			===Edit GRUB menu===

	Now you only need to add this new kernel to grub menu. Best it to add it below previous entries so that it doesn't get started by default but only if you choose to do so until you are positive it work better than previous kernel.		Now you only need to add this new kernel to grub menu. Best it to add it below previous entries so that it doesn't get started by default but only if you choose to do so until you are positive it work better than previous kernel.

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	~~vim~~ /boot/grub/menu.lst		sudo kate /boot/grub/menu.lst
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	~~Helpful links~~:		If GRUB is not automatically updated you need to add these lines:

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			title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.32-02063208-generic
			uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709
			kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro quiet splash
			initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-02063208-generic
			quiet

			title Ubuntu 8.10, kernel 2.6.32-02063208-generic (recovery mode)
			uuid 843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709
			kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.32-02063208-generic root=UUID=843c0ec3-56ea-4988-a05a-b3cf4fecc709 ro single
			initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.32-02063208-generic
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			===Helpful links===
	[http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2009/03/11/howto-update-ubuntu-with-latest-kernel/ Howto update Ubuntu with latest kernel]		[http://karuppuswamy.com/wordpress/2009/03/11/howto-update-ubuntu-with-latest-kernel/ Howto update Ubuntu with latest kernel]

	[http://www.ramoonus.nl/2009/12/03/linux-kernel-2-6-32-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-linux/ Linux kernel 2.6.32 installation guide for ubuntu]		[http://www.ramoonus.nl/2009/12/03/linux-kernel-2-6-32-installation-guide-for-ubuntu-linux/ Linux kernel 2.6.32 installation guide for ubuntu]

Valent: /* Installing newer 2.6.3x kernels via PPA repository */

2010-06-18T15:41:01Z

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	sudo dpkg -i wireless-crda_1.7_i386.deb		sudo dpkg -i wireless-crda_1.7_i386.deb
	sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.32-~~020632_2~~.6.32-~~020632_all~~.deb		sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.32-02063208_2.6.32-02063208_all.deb
	sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.32-~~020632~~-generic_2.6.32-~~020632_i386~~.deb		sudo dpkg -i linux-headers-2.6.32-02063208-generic_2.6.32-02063208_i386.deb
	sudo dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.32-~~020632~~-generic_2.6.32-~~020632_i386~~.deb		sudo dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.32-02063208-generic_2.6.32-02063208_i386.deb
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