Problems with my Ubuntu Box

[Cefiar]

On Tuesday 01 August 2006 22:54, David Whyte wrote:
> Would it be easy to replace the mobo and just boot from the same
> installation of Ubuntu, or would a full reinstall be required?

Ubuntu should work with a new mobo just fine assuming that the kernel has 
drivers. Since the same kernel is used for most systems, you should be fine.

Caveats:
 If you've installed a different kernel apart from the -386 one, and you 
change processor types on upgrade, you may have issues. Simply install a -386 
kernel before you replace stuff. I tend to leave a -386 kernel installed 
somewhere for just this reason, particularly on important boxes.
 Any manual configuration you have performed relating to hardware may cause 
problems. If you've done anything specific you may want to back this out till 
you've upgraded.
 X will probably need to be reconfigured, unless you use the same type of 
video card and monitor.

That said, you can always boot a liveCD and then use that to make changes to 
your existing install to get it running (eg: changing kernel, copying the X 
config generated by the liveCD, etc).

-- 
 Stuart Young - aka Cefiar - cef at optus.net