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Author:  fra [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:35 am ]
Post subject:  Installing knoppmyth. What is the patcher?
Hi,

I just built the hardware yesterday (which went super smoothly and I got the BIOS upon boot up! woohoo!). I downloaded knoppmyth (md5 checked fine). I noticed that there's also a patcher script. What's this for? It's not mentioned in the knoppmyth pamphlet. Should I run it after I've installed the distribution? Or, since it's not an upgrade, I should just ignore it??

Also, the pamphlet discusses zap2it, but now there's a new system! Any links to what to do now (to get the listings)?

Thanks!
FRA
Author:  tjc [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 10:42 am ]
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The patcher is run automatically. It's a mechanism added in the R5F1 time frame to provide simple post release corrections. All you need to do is answer questions if it pops up a dialog... It's not mentioned specifically in the docs because it generally takes care of itself.
Author:  fra [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:15 pm ]
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tjc wrote:
The patcher is run automatically. It's a mechanism added in the R5F1 time frame to provide simple post release corrections. All you need to do is answer questions if it pops up a dialog... It's not mentioned specifically in the docs because it generally takes care of itself.


thanks for the reply. so the patcher is also in the .iso file and i need not worry about putting it on the CD, right?
Author:  cecil [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 5:28 pm ]
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Right.
Author:  fra [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:33 pm ]
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cecil wrote:
Right.


thanks!! wish me luck with the installation tonight :)
Author:  cecil [ Sat Sep 08, 2007 6:35 pm ]
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Wish me luck w/ a final Fx build. :)
Author:  fra [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 12:56 am ]
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cecil wrote:
Wish me luck w/ a final Fx build. :)


OK. I ran into problems :( The install goes fine, but then when rebooting
linux gets hung trying to install the nVidia driver.

Here's my hardware

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6822136075
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Brisbane 2.5GHz Socket AM2 Processor Model ADO4800DDBOX
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6819103778
Sony NEC Optiarc Black IDE DVD-ROM Drive Model DDU1615/B2s
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6827101131
BIOSTAR TForce TF7025-M2 AM2 NVIDIA GeForce 7025 Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6813138074
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Desktop Memory Model VS1GB667D2
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6820146580
pcHDTV HD-5500

It seems like I need the latest nVidia and Realtek drivers. Any suggestions on how to get those installed instead of the ones provided by R5F1?

Thanks!
FRA
Author:  nickread [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:03 am ]
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Time for a new thread :-)
Author:  fra [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:04 am ]
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nickread wrote:
Time for a new thread :-)


yeah.. you're right!! i'll do it now.. thanks! :)
Author:  cliffsjunk [ Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:55 am ]
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fra wrote:
thanks for the reply. so the patcher is also in the .iso file and i need not worry about putting it on the CD, right?


cecil wrote:
Right.


Since the ISO is dated May 11 and the PATCHER is dated Aug 7, I presume Cecil meant that the patcher is automatically copied down from the internet during install, not that the patcher was put inside the iso without touching the iso file time stamp.

Either way, the fact that it is run automatically is news to me.

Thanks for all your hard work Cecil and I do wish you good luck on the Sept 9 build. (I have been watching the date on the ftp Alpha directory)
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