[mythtv-users] Swapping motherboards (general Linux Q, perhaps?)

[Darrick Hartman]

--- Jim Jarrett <jarrett at rpa.net> wrote:
> What sort of reconfiguration do I need to go through
> with Mandrake (or Linux in 
> general) to handle this kind of hardware swap? 
> Obviously, it didn't just
> boot up or I wouldn't be posting this.... :)

I'll make a few assumptions.

1)  Since you're using Mandrake, you are booting into
a graphical display manager and not just a text
prompt.

2)  You did not modify/build your own kernel.

If both of those are true, the only way it should NOT
just work is if the graphical chipset changed (meaning
now you're using nvidia graphics built into the
motherboard instead of whatever else you were using
before).

If 2 is not true, the answer becomes more complicated
as other motherboard features may not be able to
function without having their chipsets built into the
kernel.

In any case, you might have to put the old board back
in or use a bootable disc *(such as knoppix or
mandrake live)* to be able to edit the configuration
files.  

If the problem is a graphics problem, I'd edit the
inittab (/etc/inittab) (or likely in knoppix
/mnt/hda1/etc/inittab) and change the default runlevel
to 2 (there should be comments saying what runlevel is
multi-user with no GDM/XDM/KDM).  Then remove the
knoppix disc and reboot.

Without more details, I'd just be speculating.

Darrick

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