The 03.09.15 at 10:20, Tomas Kuchta wrote:
That might work out. How about hw setup? Should I move network card, sound card, keyboard and mouse to the other PC as well? How would I make Yast to pick the right kernel? I only have much newer machine available for the swap, so it could possibly use different kernel version. Or, am I being naive here?
Well, simply don't do hardware setup, wait till you plug it back. Configure it to boot in level 3 (text mode). About the kernel, that's a different question. Two approaches. First, use the k_deflt kernel - I think that's the one. If another one is installed, Yast can install it. Or use rpm directly (remove one, install the other). What I did - for my 386SX, using suse 6.4 - was recompile the kernel using my pentium 120. I just selected the appropiate CPU in the kernel configure, and did it. Then I added the kernel to lilo, with a diferent name than the default one. You can do it following the sequence: Edit Makefile and add something to EXTRAVERSION, like -MMX. Then do the make: clean, cloneconfig (copies the running kernel configuration), then menuconfig to change only the CPU type. bzImage, modules, modules_install, then copy the kernel with another name to /boot. You can keep one kernel for the host, and another for the final destination machine. -- Cheers, Carlos Robinson