Re: Will kernels work on the "wrong" hardware?

[Andrew Perrin <clists@perrin.socsci.unc.edu>]

Chances are you'll be fine either way - isn't k7 a subset of 686?  I would 
certainly thnk an amd64 motherboard should work fine using a k7 kernel.

The other option, though, is to boot to a rescue CD and install a new 
kernel using the rescue system.

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On Thu, 26 Apr 2007, Ross Boylan wrote:

> I have a system that died and I'm hoping to salvage it by either
> replacing the motherboard or moving the disks to a new machine.  It
> was running the testing 2.6.18-k7 kernel.  Will that work if I put it
> in a machine that is not a k7?  Specifically, the likely alternatives
> would be ones with proper versions of 686 or amd64.
>
> I did some searching  and reviewed the kernel FAQ, Debian installation
> and release notes, and /usr/share/doc/linux-image-2.6-686 (which had
> almost nothing), but couldn't find an answer.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ross Boylan
>
>
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