A rescue disk will gain access to the HD from what ever you have in the box. There is a quasi-Debian rescue disk at: http://rescuecd.sourceforge.net/
At 09:15 AM 10/10/2005 -0700, Scott Denlinger wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm running Debian testing, and my processor recently died. I used this as an >opportunity to upgrade my processor and system board, and now I need to figure >out how to use my old hard drives, which contain a perfectly functional Debian >testing system, with my new board and processor. Basically, my question is >whether I can use my current partititions and data, and just compile a new >kernel to match my new system's hardware configuration. The system board, >processor, and several peripherals no longer match exactly, so I definitely >need a new kernel. > >I thought I might be able to boot into something like Knoppix, let Knoppix tell >me what *it's* using for modules, then use that info. to compile my new kernel, >but I'm not sure how I can do that from Knoppix, and I've not come across >anything on the web which describes how this would work. Can I recompile a >kernel just by mounting the root and boot partitions Knoppix recognizes and >then compile a new kernel using Knoppix's sudo? Would anything I compile in this >scenario boot properly when I'm done and no longer want to boot Knoppix? > >Or, are there some basic parameters I can pass on the command line as my OLD >kernel (custom 2.6.4) starts to boot (I use LILO) that would drop me into a >basic single user shell from which I could recompile? I would have to pass in >enough info. to get it to deal with my new Pentium 4 processor--the old one was >a K7 Athlon. > >The worst-case scenario is that I could just wipe out my current disk >configuration and reinstall completely, since I've got my critical data backed >up, but I'm intrigued by the challenge of getting a new kernel to work with the >setup I have. > >Thanks in advance for any advice. > >Scott Denlinger > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > RbtBotL Craig - ><> o BU SysAdmin /|\ 607 777 6827 ^ Tot Ziens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
