Agreed. Linux can run independent of the hardware. I'm swapping hard drives around constantly between different machines and they always boot-up.
Go for it!! -Jason ----- Original Message ----- From: Viktor Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Lyall Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 7:14 AM Subject: Re: Mother board and CPU upgrade > Bud Rogers wrote: > > > > On Friday 09 February 2001 04:57, Lyall Ward wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > I am planning on upgrading my debian (potato) box buy 'replacing' > > > mother board, CPU and RAM. I know the RAM will not be a problem, but > > > what about the motherboard and CPU? Is it possible to do this without > > > a reinstall(going from TX mobo with pentium MMX to Bx with cleron)? I > > > have not compiled a custom kernel. And all cards and hard drives will > > > remain the same. > > > > I did essentially that a couple of months ago. Assuming the bios > > settings on the new board recognize your drives properly, it should > > Just Work. > > Same here. I eventually did a fresh install of potato, but I tried my > old slink system on the new mainboard and it worked right out of the > box. > > Good luck, > Viktor > -- > Viktor Rosenfeld > WWW: http://www.informatik.hu-berlin.de/~rosenfel/ > Geek Code (3.1): > GCS/SS d-@ s+: a20 C++@ UL++$ P+ L+++ E--- W++ N++ o? K? !W O? M? V? > PS++@ PE+(-) Y+ P?(+++) t+ 5+ X- R? !tv b+ DI+ D- G e>+++ h-- r- !y+ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
