Question on installation of FC3_86_64.

[Jeff Vian]

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 16:09 -0200, Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:
> ne... wrote:
> 
> >On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 11:58:26 +0100, Erik P. Olsen <erik at epo.dk> wrote:
> >  
> >
> >>The Fedora FC3_86 installation DVD runs fine on the new peocessor as does the rescue CD. Is there perhaps
> >>an easy way to go from FC3_86 to FC3_86_64 using one of these plus a few selected 64-bit RPMs?
> >>    
> >>
> >Maybe by doing an upgrade instead of an install. Tho I do not see
> >why you cannot just change the cpu and mobo and move everything
> >over. You may have to do a grub-install but I'm just guessing here.
> >
> >N.Emile...
> >  
> >
> You can simply unplug the disk drive and plug into the new motherboard 
> and everything should be working fine.. Never tried changing from x86 to 
> x86_64 , but I've changed motherboards once (from a via based to a 
> nforce based motherboard). Kudzu recognized everything.
> If everything on your motherboard is compatible with linux , then it's 
> just a matter of booting and let kudzu run.
> Also , no need to do a grub-install , unless for some reason you lost 
> the MBR of the disk and grub was installed there.
> 
> --
> Pedro Macedo
> 
One caveat here.  

Pedro presumes the drive is moved from hda to hda.  As long as that is
true his answer is correct.  

If the drive is placed at some other place and has a different device
name then other things will need to be done as well.