new motherboard - reinstall ubuntu?
paul cooke
paul.cooke100 at blueyonder.co.uk
Mon Aug 22 06:43:23 UTC 2005
On Monday 22 August 2005 04:40, Richard W. Knight wrote:
> Before you do the upgrade, recompile the kernel with the appropriate
> modules for your current system and the modules needed by the new MB.
> The new kernel "should" boot on either new or old MB. After the upgrade,
> you can remove the un-needed modules and tweek for the new MB.
>
there's absolutely NO need to recompile your kernel with Ubuntu unless you've
been mad enough to have created a custom one in the first place...
for the benefit of the OP, I have replaced the Motherboard, Processor, RAM,
CD drive all in one fell swoop on this box and on first boot, Ubuntu set
itself up correctly.
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