Depending on how you configured your custom kernel, it may well work just fine with your new board and CPU. I haven't done this, but if I were in your situation (and my kernel didn't like my new MB), the first thing I would try is installing a standard kernel image. The install CD for testing comes with a rescue option; I think you just type "rescue" instead of "linux". The options are detailed in the boot options documentation on the CD (hit F1, F2, etc. at the boot prompt). Mount / and chroot into it. Mount other necessary filesystems like /usr and /var. "aptitude install kernel-image-2.6-686" or whatever is appropriate. Make sure your boot loader is configured to use your new kernel and reboot.
I haven't used this process, but it seems like it should work. Once you have a standard kernel image working, you can compile your custom kernel. -Jeff On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 09:15 -0700, Scott Denlinger wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm running Debian testing, and my processor recently died. I used this as an > opportunity to upgrade my processor and system board, and now I need to figure > out how to use my old hard drives, which contain a perfectly functional Debian > testing system, with my new board and processor. Basically, my question is > whether I can use my current partititions and data, and just compile a new > kernel to match my new system's hardware configuration. The system board, > processor, and several peripherals no longer match exactly, so I definitely > need a new kernel. > > I thought I might be able to boot into something like Knoppix, let Knoppix > tell > me what *it's* using for modules, then use that info. to compile my new > kernel, > but I'm not sure how I can do that from Knoppix, and I've not come across > anything on the web which describes how this would work. Can I recompile a > kernel just by mounting the root and boot partitions Knoppix recognizes and > then compile a new kernel using Knoppix's sudo? Would anything I compile in > this > scenario boot properly when I'm done and no longer want to boot Knoppix? > > Or, are there some basic parameters I can pass on the command line as my OLD > kernel (custom 2.6.4) starts to boot (I use LILO) that would drop me into a > basic single user shell from which I could recompile? I would have to pass in > enough info. to get it to deal with my new Pentium 4 processor--the old one > was > a K7 Athlon. > > The worst-case scenario is that I could just wipe out my current disk > configuration and reinstall completely, since I've got my critical data backed > up, but I'm intrigued by the challenge of getting a new kernel to work with > the > setup I have. > > Thanks in advance for any advice. > > Scott Denlinger > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
