On Wed, 2003-05-28 at 00:00, Joyce, Matthew wrote: > > -----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 > > Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 > > Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org > > > > > 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 Well, so long as you aren't using framebuffer (I don't know why someone would think of framebuffer on a headless server, unless it was an architecture that lacked a native text mode, but I can't see that design being common,) the nics and if you plan to use them to monitor the machine, sensor support might be areas where you don't have matching drivers in that context. I'd be tempted to build a kernel for the server before transferring the drive to see if you can have the support in place, but otherwise, things *should* be okay from what I can find in references. -- Mark L. Kahnt, FLMI/M, ALHC, HIA, AIAA, ACS, MHP ML Kahnt New Markets Consulting Tel: (613) 531-8684 / (613) 539-0935 Email: kahnt@hosehead.dyndns.org
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