Thanks. I decided to do clean installs and reinstall the software on both systems. Looks like the best solution.
James On Fri, 2003-09-05 at 08:07, Kenneth Goodwin wrote: > I take it the AMD is 1.4 GHZ P4 look alike? > Check the kernel rev's in /boot before you do anything. > IT IS highly likely that you will have to replace everything > that is > architecture specific not JUST /boot and the OS > images..... - /lib/ , /usr/lib/, and rebuild > everything. Any shared libraries that use specific P4 level > instructions > will cause the attached executable to core dump or the > processor to hang (Illegal Instruction Error - core dumps > user level stuff, hangs the kernel.) when it tries to run > that section of code on your P3 architecture. > You might be able to stuff the i386 stuff onto the drive to > replace what is there to get > an operational system and then do a full upgrade to put the > righht libraries etc in place. > Back things up FIRST, You may be better off running an > Upgrade from the install cdrom's > to make sure you get everything correct.... or just do a > clean install. Depends how much you have invested in the > configuration of the software and whether or not you can > just copy off > what you changed and reinstall it after a fresh install of > Linux. > > My recommendation would be to copy off, install fresh, and > then put back your applications > since that may be easier and safer in the long run. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of James > Pifer > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 3:36 PM > > To: RedHat List > > Subject: RE: Swapped Hard Drives > > > > > > Yeah, you're probably on the right track. The Dell > machine is a PIII > > 1Ghz and the AMD is a Pro 1400+. I'll see if I can copy > the > > boot stuff > > over. > > > > Thanks, > > James > > > > On Thu, 2003-09-04 at 15:04, Kenneth Goodwin wrote: > > > No detail, Sounds like cpu architectures getting in the > way > > > to me. > > > I take it the AMD is a later processor rev than the > Dell. > > > > > > Example - the DEll is a pentium One and the AMD is a > > > Pentium 3 class machine? > > > The AMD might be running a 586 based kernel while the > Dell > > > might be running > > > a 386 kernel. The 386 will boot on a later modle > processor > > > as it is upwardly compatible > > > but if the AMD disk has a more architecture targetted > > > kernel, it can crash trying > > > to execute P-3 only instructions ona a P1 base for > example. > > > > > > Sounds like you need to stikc the drive back in the AMD > and > > > stuff the boot directory from the > > > dell DISK ONTO THE amd DISK to have a compatible kernel > > > loaded. > > > If this is the issue, you will also run into the same > issues > > > with any (X86) specific > > > libraries/executables on the AMD drive that are not > > > compatible with the CPU in the Dell. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > James > > > Pifer > > > > Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2003 2:24 PM > > > > To: RedHat List > > > > Subject: Swapped Hard Drives > > > > > > > > > > > > I have two development machines both running RH9. > The > > > machines are > > > > completely different hardware. One is a Dell > Optiplex and > > > > the other is a > > > > white box AMD. > > > > > > > > I needed to switch the hard drives to take advantage > of > > > the white box > > > > AMD having double the RAM as the Dell. I took the > Dell's > > > hard drive, > > > > stuck it in the white box, followed the prompts for > > > adding > > > > and removing > > > > hardware, and after setting up X, it's running like > a > > > champ. > > > > > > > > Taking the white box AMD's hard drive and sticking > it in > > > the Dell's > > > > machine has not gone as smoothly. It gets to the > grub > > > menu, > > > > and then it > > > > reboots. The drives were the only and primary drives > in > > > each system. > > > > > > > > I'd rather not reinstall this machine since I had a > some > > > > stuff installed > > > > that would take a while to install again. Any > suggestions > > > on > > > > how to get > > > > this one going again? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > James > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > redhat-list mailing list > > > > unsubscribe > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > redhat-list mailing list > > unsubscribe > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
