On Mon, 20 Jan 2020 08:50:07 +0100 Esteban L <este...@little-beak.com> wrote:
> I have Debian installed on a computer which functions as my server > (email, webhost, smb, etc).. > > I want to upgrade the hardware, but don't necessary want to setup all > the systems again. I did that yesterday with a new build Ryzen 5 1600 system. Took the MBR hard drive out of my 13 year old, nonuefi, MBR only system which had been upgraded numerous times over those years[1], and plugged it into the new system. Booted right up. No problems. However, I did check that new MB was set for no Secureboot, no Fastboot, Legacy mode, which by default it was. > I think Docker would be good for this -- will set that up in the future. =) My old system was window manager only, Openbox, and a single LX panel. No desktop or login manager. Boots to terminal, then login and startx. > But, for a quicky solution, I was wonder if I could just drop the hard > drive into another case (new board, processor, ram, etc...), and it > would still work?? I've done this numerious times over the past 20 years since I switched to Linux from the Amiga. Very rarely was there a problem not even when one system was Intel-based and the other AMD. > I have never tried it, that's why I am asking. =) > > I have Debian 9 installed. Me, too. Even Windows XP running in Virtualbox worked on the new system. > Also, would there be any dangers in trying? I doubt it. I've had failures, but nothing was damaged or corrupted. System either would not boot or would, but X failed, but terminal always worked. B [1] MSI and ASRock MBs, Athlon64 single and dual core, Phenom Quad-core CPUs; 3 or 4 graphic cards, 3 DDR2 RAM upgrades from 2 to 8 GB, 2 system hard drives, 3 keyboards and 3 mouses all PS/2, 3 monitors.
