From: MikeE@ster.invalid   
      
   pinnerite wrote:   
   > Back to the HTPC, I had taken backups of my MythTV recordings and   
   > of the /ver/lib/mysql directory. Temprarily saved all hidden fies to   
   > a directory on /home and did a clean install to Mint 21.3. To cut a   
   > long story short it all went well, as did the compilation.   
   >   
   > Without ChatGPT I doubt that I would have saved the recordings. It   
   > took ages but as I was ill anyway, I had the time.   
      
   I have very little experience w/ compiling, ranging from 'piece of cake'   
   to 'I need help here' to 'this is impossible, I quit'.   
      
   In reading, I found some interest in DKMS, described as:   
   > Dynamic Kernel Module Support (DKMS) is a program/framework that   
   > enables generating Linux kernel modules whose sources generally   
   > reside outside the kernel source tree. The concept is to have DKMS   
   > modules automatically rebuilt when a new kernel is installed.   
      
   That's from wp. Another area I read is Arch's wiki, which I LUV.   
      
   https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Dynamic_Kernel_Module_Support   
      
   I have no idea whether or not that strategy might help your hardware/   
   software situation.   
      
   In arch:   
   > This means that a user does not have to wait for a company, project,   
   > or package maintainer to release a new version of the module. Since   
   > the introduction of pacman hooks, the rebuild of the modules is   
   > handled automatically when a kernel is upgraded.   
      
   My understanding is that in the dpkg world, those hooks are called   
   triggers,   
      
   > dpkg triggers DKMS when a new kernel is installed or updated on a   
   > Debian-based system. This interaction ensures that out-of-tree   
   > kernel modules managed by DKMS are automatically rebuilt and made   
   > compatible with the new kernel.   
      
      
      
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   Mike Easter   
      
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