On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 13:01:42 -0700 (PDT), in message alpine.LNX.2.11.1510231254030.1161@localhost, Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Oct 2015, Rich Shepard wrote:
>
> The problem has escalated. While I was out getting a video card at
> Free Geek the system died.
Ouch!
> 1) I have two options: install Slackware-14.1/64-bit on th enew
> hard drive, iostall the multilb libraries, move databases and other
> applications over, and rebuild all SlackBuilds.org packages (since
> the existing server/workstation runs 32-bit Slackware-14.1).
>
> 2) Install the current sda in the new box. get the system
> running, then install, build, configure everything on the larger new
> hard drive while it's connected externally.
>
> I think the second option gets me a functioning server/workstation
> more quickly and seek your thoughts on this issue. It's the end of
> the month next week so a fully functional system is needed.
Since you have to be up and running for the end of the month, your
second option seems the best to me. To save some money, you might
want to check with Free Geek and see what they've got in the line
of refurbished systems. That's what I did when my old system went
south, and the Free Geek box has been working like a champ.
Just my two cents.
--Dale
--
Be comforted, that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment,
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
-- From the National Lampoon's "Deteriorata"
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