Felix Karpfen wrote:
Since October 2005 I have been experiencing repeated crashes and
lock-ups - of varying degrees of seriousness.
Initially, I attributed these to some software incompatibilities and
sought advice in the relevant "users groups".
And was advised that it sounded like a "hardware problem" - my HD was
on its way out.
Each subsequent crash re-enforced this diagnosis; so I have purchased
and installed a new HD (and a new cable - just in case). "Debian 3.1
r1" should be arriving within the next few days and my main remaining
question appeared to be:
"Do I start from scratch or copy my existing setup to the new HD
before it dies and refuses to be revived"
You could save your package information:
$ dpkg --get-selections "*" >myselections
and use the file myselections (saved on floppy) for restoring it
$ dpkg --set-selections < myselections
followed by aptitude after the base install.
You could also try to backup your /etc/ if there are important
config-files.
Johannes
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