Problems with my Ubuntu Box

[Morgan Storey]

Done this a couple of times, with laptops, desktops and even a server, 
with the stock kernel.
Only thing I have usually had to do was reconfig X or install some 
exotic piece of hardware's driver.

Tate Johnson wrote:
> Peter Garrett wrote:
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>> On Tue, 1 Aug 2006 22:54:05 +1000
>> "David Whyte" <david.whyte at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> Would it be easy to replace the mobo and just boot from the same
>>> installation of Ubuntu, or would a full reinstall be required?
>>>     
>>>       
>> One way to find out :-)
>>
>> Peter
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> Fortunately the Linux kernel is monolithic, and that means that all the 
> drivers for the necessary devices are included in the kernel. You should 
> be able to swap your motherboard and maintain your existing Linux 
> installation. I have previously done this, though it was with a custom 
> kernel. Before changing the hardware, I compiled a kernel with the 
> options for the new hardware and appended an entry to GRUB. Swaped the 
> motherboard over, booted it up and it worked flawlessly. I figured the 
> same procedure would function correctly with Ubuntu, however, in my 
> personal experience it didn't. The difference? The first time I was 
> using a custom kernel with Gentoo, the second time I was just using a 
> stock Ubuntu kernel. If you compile a custom kernel for Ubuntu, you 
> should have no problems. I'm sure alternative methods probably exist, 
> you should check the forums (http://ubuntuforums.org) or perhaps someone 
> on this list may be of help. At any rate, I'm more than happy to help 
> you compile a kernel if need be.
>
> Cheers,
> Tate
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