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Iam going to change my motherboard and the CPU on my little server at home. Do I have to reinstall ubuntu, or need I only do a reboot -- -r? cause I was a Windows guy for long time, and there you have after every little change in your hardware just reinstall the whole thing
The answer is maybe. It all depends on what drivers are compiled into the kernel you're using. If you're using a stock Ubuntu kernel, and if the new mobo doesn't have some cutting edge disk controller and/or other hardware, then it will probably just boot up.
I would just reinstall just for the sake of having everything working right, instead of guessing and hoping.
Umm, if it works, then it works. If it boots, then the odds are extremely high that everything else is going to be just fine. The biggest questions are always the disks and the wireless. If it boots, then the disk drivers are fine. If it boots, then you can usually deal with a wireless device that didn't come up. There's not much else that is an issue, except perhaps if the mobo has an embedded NVIDIA video controller and you already have an ATI installed. But, even that can be dealt with from the command line pretty easily.
I have changed systems many times before. The worst I've ever had to do was boot from a livecd and redo the grub install because the device mapping got changed somewhat, but even that is virtually non-existent with the use of UUIDs and labels now.
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Linux is not a Plug 'n Play operating system. You will need to have the hardware re-recognized by running "Rescue a broken system" from your installation disk. This will re-recognize all of your hardware and install the correct drivers but will not destroy your data or your installation.
Boot from your installation disk and select the language to use, next select "Rescue a broken system" and let it run. It will look like a re-installation but be assured that you won't lose any data.
Linux is not a Plug 'n Play operating system. You will need to have the hardware re-recognized by running "Rescue a broken system" from your installation disk. This will re-recognize all of your hardware and install the correct drivers but will not destroy your data or your installation.
Boot from your installation disk and select the language to use, next select "Rescue a broken system" and let it run. It will look like a re-installation but be assured that you won't lose any data.
O yeah! I forgot about this option on the CD Thanks!
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