Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On 11/28/24 03:47, Tom Browder wrote: My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and expect it to boot up? Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! -Tom I regularly do this with Debian and FreeBSD using 2.5" SATA SSD's, 2.5" SATA mobile racks, and laptops with externally accessible 2.5" SATA drive bays. Issues: 1. I need to adjust the name of the network interface monitored by Xfce Network Monitor. 2. I have a UniFi security gateway that provides DHCP fixed leases based upon MAC addresses. So when I move the SSD from one computer into another and attempt to SSH in from a third (e.g. backup server), SSH complains about IP addresses. David
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 10:46 songbird wrote: … > you may still have some issues, but i'd say it would be > worth a try. > > you may need to change your bios or efi settings. > Thanks, songbird! Best Regards, -Tom
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:59 Roberto C. Sánchez wrote: … may break. However, you should have a sufficiently functional system to > be able to deal with those things. Thanks, Roberto! Best regards, -Tom
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
Tom Browder wrote: > My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or > some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. > > As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and > expect it to boot up? > > Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! if you mean that you are removing all other drives from the machine where the SSD is going to be plugged in then you may still have some issues, but i'd say it would be worth a try. you may need to change your bios or efi settings. songbird
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:59 wrote: … > Most probably you won't break anything -- but doing a backup is a good > idea anyway, if you hold your data dear. Thanks, Tomas, I do have good backups! Best regards, -Tom
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On 2024-11-28 12:47, Tom Browder wrote: My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and expect it to boot up? Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! -Tom I figure it should be OK. I did just that recently when I bought a new Thinkpad (P16 Gen 2) and used the SSD from my old Thinkpad (P1) to the new one. There didn't seem to be any problem after booting. No modification was required. The system was running recently updated testing with a stock kernel. If you build your kernel yourself and optimize it for efficiency or space, then your experience will probably be not as good. But the stock kernel has the kitchen sink and all, so chances are you won't have a problem trying. It will definitely help if your system was updated not too long ago before you do the swap. Grx HdV
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:47:44AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: >My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or >some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. >As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and >expect it to boot up? >Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! >-Tom That depends on a great many factors. However, the Linux kernel packages in Debian have (for a long time now) support for what seems to me "most" common consumer hardware. So, if you don't have bizarre/exotic hardware in the target machine, I would say the answer is mostly "yes, it should just boot". Now, graphics hardware may not be working optimally, and things of that sort. Also, if the OS install on the disk is configured with certain things depending on hardware being present (e.g., specific MAC address on the network hardware, specific USB devices present, etc) then those things may break. However, you should have a sufficiently functional system to be able to deal with those things. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez
Re: Swap a good drive to another computer
On Thu, Nov 28, 2024 at 06:47:44AM -0500, Tom Browder wrote: > My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or > some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. > > As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and > expect it to boot up? If it's the same architecture, you'll have a fighting chance. Things to look out for are X drivers for the wrong video card, things bound to network cards based on MAC addresses, that kind of stuff. Most probably you won't break anything -- but doing a backup is a good idea anyway, if you hold your data dear. Cheers & happy hacking -- t signature.asc Description: PGP signature
Swap a good drive to another computer
My main computer is acting strangely as if it has either memory issues or some other hardware problem. I have not had any time to do any diagnosis. As a quick solution, could I swap the single SSD to another computer and expect it to boot up? Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving! -Tom
