new motherboard - reinstall ubuntu?
Alvin Thompson
alvin-ubuntu at thompsonlogic.com
Tue Aug 23 21:52:22 UTC 2005
can't you just use a kernel module instead of recompiling the kernel?
are you saying you need to patch the kernel? sounds like more trouble
than it's worth. i'm an old linux hand, and i haven't recompiled my
kernel in ages. not even on gentoo. :)
-alvin
mike wrote:
> On 8/22/05, paul cooke <paul.cooke100 at blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>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...
>
>
> uh, yeah, because people who compile custom kernels are crazy... i
> never use vendor kernels for personal machines. my firewall, my car
> computer, my file server, and my workstation all have tailored 2.6
> kernels. for the longest time, my firewall box was a node on the
> 6bone running a custom 2.1.x kernel because it had ipv6 support in the
>
>>~100 series. for the ~40 servers i administer, i go with vendor
>
> kernels because they are easier to administer. however, since my
> company is in a big antivirus push, i may end up going with custom
> kernels on all servers in order to utilize etrust's realtime antivirus
> monitor. but even then, i will compile on one machine, then produce a
> package which i will install on the other machines.
>
> learning to compile your own kernel is an exercise in further
> understanding linux. there are MANY reasons why you would want to
> build your own kernel. don't let this guy prevent you from learning
> more about linux.
>
> -mike
>
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