On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 01:00:24PM -0600, Jacques Normand wrote: > On Fri, Dec 15, 2006 at 04:42:17PM -0200, Gustavo Franco wrote: > > The hardware is detected during the boot process too and not only > > during the installation, unless you've changed it manually. > > > > Answering about the video card and dvd burner: > > > > - Video card: Probably it will be properly detected and the kernel > > module will be loaded, but you will still need to reconfigure your > > Xorg if it uses a different chipset than the older card. You can > > reconfigure the package xserver-xorg or simply edit /etc/X11/Xorg.conf > > changing the Driver from the old to the new one. > > - DVD burner: If you use GNOME and haven't installed the desktop > > environment install gnomebaker package and have fun. > > > > A lot of other kind of hardware will work 'out of the box' (eg: most > > of usb tokens) and others will be detected but you will need install a > > package or if we're replacing old hardware with new stuff change a > > configuration file. > > > > Suggestions are welcome. > > While you are right, I see one special case. It is not the case here but > if you change your booting devices, you will need to rebuild the > initramfs. I am mainly speaking about adding a drive or controller which > change the ordering and name of the others. > > jacques
And I think this is trivial if you boot the installer in rescue mode. Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
