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

[Chris Delis]

On Thu, Jan 08, 2004 at 09:15:42AM -0500, Jim Jarrett wrote:
> I was tired of constant lockups with my VIA chipset motherboard and the IVTV
> drivers, so I got an nVidia-based motherboard, and swapped it into my Myth
> box (running Mandrake 9.1).
> 
> 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.... :)

Didn't boot up at all?  Or didn't start X?  What sort of error messages (or beeps)
did you get?

I ditched my VIA chipset board for an NVidia-based one.  I only had to
make some minor adjustments.  It's been a while, but I believe all I
had to do is reconfigure the hardware addresses for some of my cards.


> 
> Can I even get away with this without having to rebuild? I'd reallly like to
> save my Myth build.
> 
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