On 10/12/2020 21:18, n952162 wrote:
On 12/10/20 7:18 PM, Rich Freeman wrote:
On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 10:23 AM n952162 <n952...@web.de> wrote:
I need a new mainboard. What will happen if I boot my existing system
on it?
Is the CPU going to be the same? The responses already cover the
mainboard itself well. If the CPU could change then you need to check
your -march in CFLAGS for compatibility (if you set it) and
potentially rebuild anything you don't want to break.
How would I do that? Would I have to set up a cross-compiler toolchain?
I don't remember the details, but what I'd do is set the CPU to
something basic like x86_64. Then do an "emerge -e system", so at least
enough is there to guarantee your system will boot.
Then, if the new system does fail to get beyond the basic command line,
you can change the CPU back to native, do an "emerge -e world", and you
should have your system back.
Bit of a long-winded hassle, but it should work ...
Cheers,
Wol
