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List:       debian-user
Subject:    Re: Migrating 32 -> 64
From:       Bob Proulx <bob () proulx ! com>
Date:       2013-08-11 21:08:14
Message-ID: 20130811210814.GA25437 () hysteria ! proulx ! com
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David Christensen wrote:
> Gregory Seidman wrote:
> > I have a low-cost (i.e. old and refurbished) server at home, but it's
> > showing indications of impending hardware failure (e.g. the on-board NIC
> > was being reset automatically every 2 seconds for a while because it was
> > hanging).
>
> Install a Gigabit NIC into the old box and turn off the motherboard
> NIC in the BIOS.  Get the new NIC working.

This would be my vote.  And then simply stop there.  Once you have
disabled the onboard network card, put a new network card into the old
box and set it up, then your old machine should be fully operational.
Stop there.

> > As a result, I have purchased a new (old and refurbished)
> > machine. The difference is that this one has an x86-64 whereas the
> > old one is 32-bit.
>=20
> Do a fresh install of current Debian stable amd64 on the new box.

And then put the new machine to good use too.

Bob

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