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Thread: [SOLVED] Downgrade to 8.04LTS ??

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    [SOLVED] Downgrade to 8.04LTS ??

    Graphics card no longer supported; 173 driver not compatible with 8.10. Haven't found any way to make it work. Plan to downgrade from 8,10 to 8.04 for graphics card compatibility. Basic user, no bells & whistles, using 8.04 should be fine for me. Hard drive is partitioned for /ext3, /home, /swap.

    If I understand correctly, I should be able to install 8.04 on /ext3 and all files on /home should be recognized. Will back up /home before install as safety factor.

    ? Are there any problems I should be aware of in advance?
    ? Are most packages available to 8.10 compatible with 8.04?

    Any advice would be appreciated.
    HP530, 32bit, IntelCoreDuoCP T2600@2.16GHzx2, 2G memory, 150G HD, Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller

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    Re: Downgrade to 8.04LTS ??

    whenever you install again, when you get to the partitioning section choose manual. make sure and select your old / and make its mountpoint / you should probably select that one to be formatted.
    then go to your old home partition and double click it and choose it to be mounted as /home MAKE SURE NOT TO FORMAT THAT ONE!
    after doing those two steps you should be good to go.

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    Re: Downgrade to 8.04LTS ??

    Thanks for reply. Will open GPartEd to make sure I know what you are talking about before I attempt anything. Noob - learning as I go. Will be back to mark as solved or ask more questions! I've downloaded the ISO file but need to burn a CD and make sure it works first.
    HP530, 32bit, IntelCoreDuoCP T2600@2.16GHzx2, 2G memory, 150G HD, Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller

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    Re: Downgrade to 8.04LTS ??

    Thanks again for your help. I understood your directions when I got to the manual install screen and successfully installed 8.04LTS. Need to get customizing packages finished and then will graphics card compatibility issue.
    HP530, 32bit, IntelCoreDuoCP T2600@2.16GHzx2, 2G memory, 150G HD, Intel Mobile 945GSE Express Integrated Graphics Controller

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