Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 13:49:20 -0700 From: Kent Stewart <kstewart@urx.com> To: zerohero <zerohero@dreadnaught.net> Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: New Mobo, new install? Message-ID: <3974C2D0.8F8EDEE1@urx.com> References: <000201bff0f1$c7447440$f8fafed4@zerohero>
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> zerohero wrote: > > I'm getting ready to upgrade my dual-boot Windows 98/FreeBSD > computer with a new motherboard so my Geforce can run at full speed > (damn old Athlon mobos). I've installed new motherboard in Windows > without reformatting before, and everything seems to work out fine > although it's probably better to reformat anyways. I was wondering > if BSD will have any problems if I switch motherboards, or if i'm > going to have to reinstall. I upgraded from a P133 to a Celeron 433. This is a class jump in the cpu but I don't remember having problems moving up. If you have a current version of GENERIC, you shouldn't have any problem (Just in case something breaks). Configuring a kernel and making it should be really quick. I finally started upgrading GENERIC as 4.0 started upgrading to 4.1. I realized the /kernel.GENERIC was a 4.0-Release version and really out of date. The only card that was kept was the NIC. The only significant problem I ran into was XFree86 3.3.3. I suddenly had a good video card (2MB pci > agp) and trying to deal with the configuration settings was a problem. The configuration was setup for the old video card and mouse and trying to run XFree86Setup would hang on 3.3.3. There were times when I almost wiped it and then reinstalled x-windows. Kent -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA mailto:kbstew99@hotmail.com http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/index.html FreeBSD News http://daily.daemonnews.org/ Bomber dropping fire retardant in front of Hanford Wild fire. http://kstewart.urx.com/kstewart/bomber.jpg To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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