Re: New CPU
On Monday 17 November 2003 01:09 pm, Kevin D. Kinsey, DaleCo, S.P. wrote: > Rafi Lurman wrote: > >Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to > >replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will > >I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would > >I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? > > I've run FreeBSD 4.x for over two years now, and whenever > a box has failed, I've been able to just grab the HDD (assuming, > of course, that it was some other part that failed) and stick it > in another box with only minimal problems (usually it's refconfigging > /etc/rc.conf to deal with a different NIC) regardless of what other > hardware was there. Now, mind you, these are usually boxes that > serve http, smtp, dns, etc., and not a complete working desktop > with high-bit video, audio, USB, etc. That has always been one of the cool features of FreeBSD. If you specify only the default CFLAGS and don't take advantage of cpu features, you can drop the HDs from a Celeron into an AMD 2400+ XP and have it run out of the box. I had a voltage regulator blow last week and fry a mother board and all pci cards. I'm not sure what went first but when it exploded and sent shrapnel past me into the room it got my attention. I expect to replace the mobo with a new cpu and pci cards and have it boot on the first try. The only problem will be reconfiguring the video card. The old Geforce 2 was no longer available. Kent > > I can't imagine that you'll have much trouble moving, as long as > you check the HCL (hardware compatibility list) at freebsd.org > first. Of course, that may depend on how many small irksome details > constitute "much trouble" :D > > Kevin Kinsey > DaleCo, S.P. > > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Kent Stewart Richland, WA http://users.owt.com/kstewart/index.html ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: New CPU
Rafi Lurman wrote: Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? I've run FreeBSD 4.x for over two years now, and whenever a box has failed, I've been able to just grab the HDD (assuming, of course, that it was some other part that failed) and stick it in another box with only minimal problems (usually it's refconfigging /etc/rc.conf to deal with a different NIC) regardless of what other hardware was there. Now, mind you, these are usually boxes that serve http, smtp, dns, etc., and not a complete working desktop with high-bit video, audio, USB, etc. I can't imagine that you'll have much trouble moving, as long as you check the HCL (hardware compatibility list) at freebsd.org first. Of course, that may depend on how many small irksome details constitute "much trouble" :D Kevin Kinsey DaleCo, S.P. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: New CPU
Chris wrote: On Monday 17 November 2003 02:46 pm, Rafi Lurman wrote: Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? My install of 4.9 is doing very well under the XP 2100+ I don't see any issueswith AMD's ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" Various config files might load the incorrect things. For example I remember there being a special work around for xfree or dri on an intel chipset, the i810 I think. If you change no software when you swap out the mb the command startx might not work if you had to do this work around. Also check the /boot/loader.conf file for modules, if you did not compile anything into the kernel. If you rebuilt the system from source with any cpu or system specifc options you will need to rebuild from source again. Depending on the cpu options you system might run fine or not boot at all. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: New CPU
I meant, if I used the same hard-drive. This was installed/compiled on a celeron system. I think you interpreted it as going to another CPU/Mobo by reinstalling the OS. I want to use the same OS. On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 15:51, Chris wrote: > On Monday 17 November 2003 02:46 pm, Rafi Lurman wrote: > > Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to > > replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will > > I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would > > I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? > > My install of 4.9 is doing very well under the XP 2100+ > I don't see any issueswith AMD's > > > > > ___ > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
RE: New CPU
> > Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I > plan to replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a > 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will I run into any problems if I did > this? It's the same architecture. Would I have to compile all > my ports again under the new Athlon? > Depends on your kernel. If it is basically generic, then you shouldn't have a problem. If you are running a non generic kernel (highly customized) then you might run into a problem if the mobo doesn't have support in the kernel. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: New CPU
On Monday 17 November 2003 02:46 pm, Rafi Lurman wrote: > Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to > replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will > I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would > I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? My install of 4.9 is doing very well under the XP 2100+ I don't see any issueswith AMD's > > ___ > [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Best regards, Chris __ PGP Fingerprint = D976 2575 D0B4 E4B0 45CC AA09 0F93 FF80 C01B C363 PGP Mail encouraged / preferred - keys available on common key servers __ 01010010011101100011011001010111001001011000 ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
New CPU
Hi, I currently have FBSD 4.9 on a Celeron 950MHZ system. I plan to replace both the motherboard and CPU on it to a 1.2GHZ AMD ATHLON. Will I run into any problems if I did this? It's the same architecture. Would I have to compile all my ports again under the new Athlon? ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
