Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2002 09:29:36 -0400 (EDT) From: Stephen Hovey <shovey@buffnet.net> To: Robert Covell <rcovell@rolet.com> Cc: Grant Cooper <grant.cooper@nucleus.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: Upgrading Computer Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10210230929050.22426-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <BKEHKHACFHBEJDFDKLFBIELKDEAA.rcovell@rolet.com>
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Its what I said already - moving HD and NIC to a new machine is usually all there is to do unless your new cpu etc has all its interrupts spoken for or something. On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Robert Covell wrote: > What about going to a new cpu and motherboard with the same nic and hd? I > am in the same situation except that I want to move to different hardware. > I have a FreeBSD 4.1.1-RELEASE (GENERIC) mail server that might need some > more power. > > -Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG]On Behalf Of Stephen Hovey > Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 7:39 AM > To: Grant Cooper > Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: Upgrading Computer > > > > Yeah you should be able to just swap guts. > > On Wed, 23 Oct 2002, Grant Cooper wrote: > > > I just aquired a pent 300 and was currently using a pent 200. But I used a > > GENERIC kernel that came with the FreeBSD because I never new how to > modify > > it at the time. Because I never changed the Kernel can't I just switch the > > hardrives and network cards? From reading the boot up process I don't > think > > there should be any problems. > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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