[ale] I cant get my modem im running linux for the first time

[hirsch at zapmedia.com]

Geoffrey writes:
 > Swantje Willms wrote:
 > > 
 > > Of course, you did a backup of your valuable data before the upgrade so
 > > that those files are not really lost, right?
 > 
 > I've heard so many nightmares regarding Linux upgrades that I always
 > backup and do a complete clean install.  There's also something to be
 > said for starting with an empty drive...

I've never had a successful upgrade of RedHat between major versions.
That's why I keep /home on it's own partition.  I can reinstall the OS
without losing my personal data.

--Michael

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