Will kernels work on the "wrong" hardware?

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Cc: ross@biostat.ucsf.edu
Subject: Will kernels work on the "wrong" hardware?
From: Ross Boylan <ross@biostat.ucsf.edu>
Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2007 08:22:32 -0700
Message-id: <[🔎] 20070426152232.GA28651@iron.psg.net>

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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