Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?

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Subject: Re: Is it possible to simply copy the kernel from one machine to another and use it?
From: Mike McCarty <Mike.McCarty@sbcglobal.net>
Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 15:18:30 -0500
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Yu,Glen [Ontario] wrote:

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if it's possible to copy the vmlinuz-x.y.z from one
machine to another and have the other machine run properly with it.


[snip]

This will not, in general, work. You need loaded modules, and the
initial RAM disc.

Mike
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