[OpenIndiana-discuss] How to replace a motherboard without reinstalling OpenIndiana

[Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk]

> I wonder how I can make an existing installation of OI work on a new
> motherboard. From my past experience the operating system stopped
> working when I replaced the motherboard so I had to reinstall it. I
> think the reason why is because the new motherboard have different IRQ
> mappings even though they had a lot of the hardware in common, which
> results in the drivers not finding the hardware on the new
> motherboard.

In mu experience, the only family of operating systems tying its installation so tightly to the current hardware, is Windows. Most unices autodetect hardware on bootup and should work well even if installed on a 10 year old Pentium.

Vennlige hilsener / Best regards

roy
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