From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Aug 23 23:28:44 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net (gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net [207.246.128.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 986FE150F6 for ; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:28:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from ross@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net) Received: (from ross@localhost) by gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net (8.9.3/8.9.3) id XAA04595; Mon, 23 Aug 1999 23:28:09 -0700 (PDT) Date: Wed, 18 Aug 1999 11:19:36 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199908240628.XAA04595@gilliam.users.flyingcroc.net> From: Rick Hamell To: Jason Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CPU Upgrade Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > We're running FreeBSD 2.2.5-Stable on a slower system, and we'd like to > upgrade the processor in the machine. WIll we need to recompile the > kernel if we perform this upgrade? If so, I'd appreciate the details on > why (I'm a curious sort when it comes to things like this). I can't seem > to find any solid information on the subject... It depends. If it's a mission critical system you'd be better of building a 2nd machine with 3.2 in it, then moving your data over. If you've already got a Pentium system and go to a P-III or a K6, I don't believe you have to do anything. But, if you still need to do a kernal compile goto http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/kernelconfig.html Rick 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