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Conference turris::digital_unix

Title:DIGITAL UNIX(FORMERLY KNOWN AS DEC OSF/1)
Notice:Welcome to the Digital UNIX Conference
Moderator:SMURF::DENHAM
Created:Thu Mar 16 1995
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:10068
Total number of notes:35879

9014.0. "Kernel rebuilt required for 8400 300->440 upgrade?" by MEOC02::JANKOWSKI () Mon Mar 03 1997 07:39

    Do I need to rebuild the kernel after an upgrade from 300MHz 8400
    to 440MHz 8400?
    
    In other words is that still the same processor keyword with the new
    boards?
    
    I assume that if I knew the new keyword (if it is new indeed) then
    I would be able to build the new kernel in advance by hand and 
    just order the hardware engineer to boot from it after the 
    hardware upgrade.
    
    Any comments?
    Would anybody with access to one of those machines care to look it up?
    
    A more general question:
    Is ther an easy way to find out all the processor keywords supported
    by a given release of DU and how to match it with hardware?
    
    Chris Jankowski
    Melbourne Australia
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9014.1NoWASTED::mapMark Parenti, Unix Engineering GroupMon Mar 03 1997 10:287
Chris,

You do not need to rebuild your kernel. Your existing kernel should run just
fine (only faster!).

Mark Parenti
UEG
9014.2NETRIX::"[email protected]"markMon Mar 03 1997 20:5810
>  A more general question:
>     Is ther an easy way to find out all the processor keywords supported
>     by a given release of DU and how to match it with hardware?

The most general answer to your general question is look at 
/sys/conf/GENERIC

	Cheers
		Mark :)
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