moving linux to a different computer

[fenris]

I am thinking about getting a new mobo/cpu/ram for my windows box and giving what it currently has to my linux box. Basically what I want to do is to replace the mobo/cpu/ram. Would linux like this or would it have to be coaxed to work. The hardware that it would get is an amd k6-2 400 on a DFI mobo with a via chipset and a 128Mb of ram. Should I anticipate any problems doing this?<br><br>Any comments, suggestions or help is always appreciated.<br><br> <p> fenris<br><a href=mailto:fenris@hotmail.com>fenris@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Octalman]

There have been some issues with VIA chipsets, but I'm running a K6-III/400 with a VIA chipset.&nbsp;&nbsp;This is a replacement for the first mobo, which had problems with the L2 cache.&nbsp;&nbsp;Note that not all VIA mobo setups are equal.&nbsp;&nbsp;This one doesn't use all the VIA chips the first one did.&nbsp;&nbsp;The second board had some stability problems, but leaving it on 24 hours a day seems to have cured the problem (&quot;cooked it in&quot.&nbsp;&nbsp;But then, again, it may not have been the motherboard.&nbsp;&nbsp;Oh, yes, I think the K6-2 uses a different VIA chipset, at least in part, from the K6-III. <p>Octalman<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[fenris]

As far as my mobo goes, it claims to support the k6 III as well as the processor that I already have. As far as transfering linux over to the new mobo/cpu all I would have to do is simply pug the drive containing linux into the mobo and it should run?<br><br> <p> fenris<br><a href=mailto:fenris@hotmail.com>fenris@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[Octalman]

I &quot;think&quot; so.&nbsp;&nbsp;The kernel notes have some wisdom about the kernel code evading known problems with VIA (and other) mobo chipsets.<br><br>I installed Red Hat 5.2 and SuSE 6.2 directly from CDROM.&nbsp;&nbsp;No problem, though I had to give up on RH because they didn't have a working X driver for my graphics card, and SuSE did. <p>Octalman<br><a href=mailto: > </a><br><a href= > </a><br>

 

[fenris]

Thanks for the info...<br><br><br> <p> fenris<br><a href=mailto:fenris@hotmail.com>fenris@hotmail.com</a><br><a href= > </a><br>