RE: Upgrade to my hardware, backing up linux

[Al Brass <brass teleport com>]

You shouldn't have to change anything on the hard drive, let alone
re-install Linux, assuming that you have an ordinary intel build
of the kernel, since this will work as-is on the Celeron, and should
also work on the Cyrix or AMD chips. Just take the old motherboard
out, put the new one in, re-install your cards, hookup the drive and
you should be good to go. In terms of price-performance, the K6-2 is
a good buy.

-----Original Message-----
From:	Patrick O'Neil [SMTP:patrick howard genetics utah edu]
Sent:	Saturday, September 26, 1998 4:31 PM
To:	redhat-list redhat com
Subject:	Upgrade to my hardware, backing up linux

I have been looking at picking up a new BH6 motherboard and
a Celeron 300a CPU.  This would be an upgrade from my present
Pentium 166MMX system.  I have also been concerned about the
fate of my well-setup RH 5.1 system.  I started with (and have)
the RH 5.0 CD but am now beyond that in every way.  Is there
some way I can avoid having to totally reinstall linux after
replacing my motherboard and CPU?  I would love to avoid having
to start all over again from RH 5.0 and working up to all the
updates that I now have with my kernel 2.0.35 system.

What would be the best way to do this while minimizing the
pain?  I already know I will have to reinstall Winbloze 95 and
OS/2 but that is much less daunting than having to start all
over again with linux.


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