Re: [SLE] motherboard upgrade

From: Bruce Scharlau (bruce_at_scharlau.co.uk)
Date: 07/31/04

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    Steve Kratz wrote:

    >>-----Original Message-----
    >>From: Jack Malone [mailto:jmalone@horizonind.com]
    >>Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 3:37 PM
    >>To: suse-linux-e@suse.com
    >>Subject: Re: [SLE] motherboard upgrade
    >>
    >>
    >>At 03:02 PM 7/30/2004, Bruce Scharlau wrote:
    >>
    >>
    >>
    >>>Hi all,
    >>>
    >>>a simple question I think. I'm going to upgrade my old P2 233 Intel
    >>>motherboard with a 'slightly' newer P3 733 motherboard. As I'm sticking
    >>>with a Pentium processor, I think I don't need to do anything
    >>>
    >>>
    >>like switch
    >>
    >>
    >>>the kernel as it'll still be the same one. All that I will probably need
    >>>to do is sort out any onboard stuff like graphics, sound, etc.
    >>>
    >>>Does this sound correct, or is there something that I've forgotten about?
    >>>
    >>>
    >>I have dropped a hard drive with older versions of suse on it into a new
    >>machine an had no problems getting up an running after it
    >>detected the new
    >>hardware.
    >>
    >>Unless there are major changes in what is on the two motherboards
    >>I see no
    >>problems with this.
    >>
    >>
    >>jack malone
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    >>
    >>
    >
    >
    >...Unless you had a custom-compiled kernel with the "extras" removed as
    >well... I think the stock kernel does better than Windows' plug & play in
    >instances like this.
    >
    >
    >
    >
    Thanks for the replies. It sounds like it should be simple enough.

    Bruce 

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