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]
