Re: install question (P3 and P4)

[Jeremy Turner <jeremy@linuxwebguy.com>]

On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 01:11:00PM +1300, Simon Buchanan wrote:
> hi there...im about to install debian testing onto a box here. Its faily 
> urgent that i get this up and running (like today), but my new P4 
> motherboard wont turn up until tomorrow... I have a P3 type 
> motherboard... my question is:
> 
> If i install into my system, with the P3 and P3 motherboard, what will 
> happen if i put my P4 and P4 motherboard in later?
> 
> The system uses all the same CD/LAN/HD etc.

Same NIC?  Same sound chipset?

If you use the debian stock kernels, you probably will only need to
reload a few kernel modules.

I think I went through several different sets of hardware on an older
woody installation that way.  No big issues.

Jeremy