Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Tracking changes in the kernel config

2025-06-29 Thread Peter Böhm
Am Samstag, 28. Juni 2025, 18:09:37 Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit schrieb whiteman808: > > Is it safe to store kernel config at the GitHub public repository? Is > private key used to sign kernel modules stored in the kernel config? Yes, it is safe; no, the key is not stored in the kernel .config.

[gentoo-user] Re: Changing CPU and motherboard

2025-06-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-06-29, Michael wrote: > When moving a Gentoo system from one hardware platform to another your need > to > check and adjust if necessary: > > 1. The CPU architecture and compiler flags. > 2. The CPU microcode. > 3. The NICs drivers and firmware. > 4. The graphics drivers and firmware. >

[gentoo-user] Re: Changing CPU and motherboard

2025-06-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-06-28, whiteman808 wrote: > How does situation look in binary-based distros like Debian, Arch? Is > rsyncing old Debian or Arch installation to PC with new processor or > motherboard and configuring hardware-specific stuff sufficient? I don't know what you mean by "resyncing". If you ju

[gentoo-user] Re: Changing CPU and motherboard

2025-06-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-06-29, Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > I see no point in rebuilding the system on the old machine with with a > generic -march, just to migrate it to a new machine where you rebuild it > again with -march=native. So if you do run march=native and it doesn’t just > boot, I would build from

[gentoo-user] Re: Changing CPU and motherboard

2025-06-29 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2025-06-28, whiteman808 wrote: > Is it necessary to reinstall Gentoo if I change CPU or motherboard? Do you configure your kernels specifically to match the devices available on your motherboard? If yes, then you'll probably have to at least re-compile your kernel. If your CFLAGS was set u

Re: [gentoo-user] Changing CPU and motherboard

2025-06-29 Thread Michael
On Sunday, 29 June 2025 03:19:59 British Summer Time Frank Steinmetzger wrote: > Am Sat, Jun 28, 2025 at 10:33:24AM -0700 schrieb Jay Faulkner: > > On 6/28/2025 9:38 AM, whiteman808 wrote: > > > Is it necessary to reinstall Gentoo if I change CPU or motherboard? If > > > not, what steps should be d