On Thursday 31 May 2007 12:12, Kenneth Gonsalves wrote: > On 30-May-07, at 7:13 PM, Kamal Paryani wrote: > > can i connect this hard disk to some other machine install ubuntu > > and then put it back in the laptop and then would ubuntu > > re-detect all the hardware > > worth a try - in the old days switching harddisks never worked in > linux, but recently (actualy about 3 years back it succeeded - that > too with redhat 9)
With debian you can install on one machine and then switch to another as long as the ide interface and master / slave settings are not changed. If u do change that u need to edit /etc/fstab.Make sure discover is running. If not just add the modules to /etc/modules. You will face problems only if you install on ide and then switch to sata / scsi cause you need a different initrd. -- Rgds JTD -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
