Re: Add hardware to an existing system
On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:00:24PM -0600, Jacques Normand wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 04:42:17PM -0200, Gustavo Franco wrote:
> > The hardware is detected during the boot process too and not only
> > during the installation, unless you've changed it manually.
> >
> > Answering about the video card and dvd burner:
> >
> > - Video card: Probably it will be properly detected and the kernel
> > module will be loaded, but you will still need to reconfigure your
> > Xorg if it uses a different chipset than the older card. You can
> > reconfigure the package xserver-xorg or simply edit /etc/X11/Xorg.conf
> > changing the Driver from the old to the new one.
> > - DVD burner: If you use GNOME and haven't installed the desktop
> > environment install gnomebaker package and have fun.
> >
> > A lot of other kind of hardware will work 'out of the box' (eg: most
> > of usb tokens) and others will be detected but you will need install a
> > package or if we're replacing old hardware with new stuff change a
> > configuration file.
> >
> > Suggestions are welcome.
>
> While you are right, I see one special case. It is not the case here but
> if you change your booting devices, you will need to rebuild the
> initramfs. I am mainly speaking about adding a drive or controller which
> change the ordering and name of the others.
>
> jacques
And I think this is trivial if you boot the installer in rescue mode.
Doug.
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