Moving Linux

[turtile]

If you install Linux on one computer and move it onto a different one will it work?

 

[GameGURU]

Um...you don't look like a computer noob to me...but I really dont understand your question.

 

[turtile]

If I install Linux on a hard drive on one computer and then take that hard drive and put it into another computer, will it work?

 

[Erich K]

If I install Linux on a hard drive on one computer and then take that hard drive and put it into another computer, will it work?

It should. Unless you do something wrong.

 

[coops563]

it really depends on how much of the same hardware is in both, e.g. mobos/video/sound, etc. it would be the same thing as moving a hd with XP and putting it into a completely different system.

linux is pretty good at doing a hardware scan and check and it should.... run, can't guarantee 100% compatibility with the change of hardware.

 

[macdude425]

I really don't know...last time I tried, I got a kernel panic...

EDIT: And the hardware was very similar too, almost identical in fact.

 

[GameGURU]

It can mess with the kernel configuration I would think. Especially if you installed your own kernel and modified it. Things won't work, Kernel errors (like macdude said) etc.

 

[turtile]

Do you think it is safer with Windows?

 

[GameGURU]

I have done it with Windows and it worked fine, but I reformat alot so...

 

[turtile]

The reason I'm doing this is here:

http://www.techist.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=71796

Does anyone know if what I'm asking here will help with this?

Thanks