Re: Will kernels work on the "wrong" hardware?

From: Andrew Perrin <clists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 11:41:37 -0400 (EDT)

Chances are you'll be fine either way - isn't k7 a subset of 686? I would certainly thnk an amd64 motherboard should work fine using a k7 kernel.

The other option, though, is to boot to a rescue CD and install a new kernel using the rescue system.

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Ross Boylan wrote:

I have a system that died and I'm hoping to salvage it by either
replacing the motherboard or moving the disks to a new machine. It
was running the testing 2.6.18-k7 kernel. Will that work if I put it
in a machine that is not a k7? Specifically, the likely alternatives
would be ones with proper versions of 686 or amd64.

I did some searching and reviewed the kernel FAQ, Debian installation
and release notes, and /usr/share/doc/linux-image-2.6-686 (which had
almost nothing), but couldn't find an answer.

Thanks.

Ross Boylan

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