RE: migrate to new hardware
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark L. Kahnt [mailto:kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, 27 May 2003 4:05 PM
> To: Debian Users
> Subject: Re: migrate to new hardware
>
>
> On Mon, 2003-05-26 at 23:55, Joyce, Matthew wrote:
> > Dear Debain-Users,
> >
> >
> > A while back I used an old p166 as a proof of concept for a
> > debian/apache-ssl/php4/pear/horde/imp/imap webmail service.
> >
> > Thing have gone well, but the old hardware is very slow.
> >
> > What is the recommend way to move the installation to new
> hardware. It
> > will still be a pc, ide drives. but different
> motherboard/cpu/memory.
> > possible I could use the old nic.
> >
> > Can I just install the old HDD and expect debian to reconfigure ?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Matt
> > --
> >
> Yes and No - do you have a stock or home-rolled kernel? Are
> things like the sound and graphic and networking cards the
> same between the two? Much of the rest *should* be okay, but
> if you aren't using a stock kernel, you could find drivers
> missing. I anticipate that if the monitor and/or graphic card
> are changing, X11 will need re-configuring if you used it
> (although if this was only a server, you may have left it out.)
> --
> Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP
> ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting
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>
This was a headless server, no x11, no sound.
The graphics card is certainly different but it only runs console so..?
The configuration, was basically a standard install + kernel 4.2.18 compile.
If I am lucky I added most of the nics we use here (driver/modules), if not
I can use the old nic.
Other than that it is a very basic setup.
Should I just move the hd across to the new chassis and hope for the best ?
Thnaks
Matt
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