Reinstalling the Same Software

Reinstalling the Same Software

Some hardware upgrades are not shipped with a software distribution, but they require that you reinstall some software after the hardware upgrade is completed. For example, upgrades to a CPU board or the graphics subsystem require a software reinstallation. In such cases, the reinstallation is necessary because the hardware-specific files that were installed for the original hardware are not appropriate for the new hardware.

When reinstalling software after a hardware upgrade, be sure to follow the directions in "Planning the Order of Installation" to determine installation order. Reinstallations require a miniroot installation.

When Inst determines that a system contains new hardware, it notifies you that it has selected a new set of hardware-dependent files for installation:

Your system hardware configuration has changed since you
last installed software, and some subsystems will therefore
need to be re-installed for proper operation.

Use this procedure to reinstall all software:

Select all installed software for installation.
Since you are reinstalling the same software, Inst automatically marks previously installed subsystems (including the hardware-specific subsystems that require replacing) with a k (keep). For this reason, you must explicitly select subsystems for installation to force Inst to perform the installation. This command selects all previously installed software for reinstallation:

Inst> install I
Check the output of list after your entry.
Every subsystem in the distribution inventory that is marked with an I (installed) in the second column should also contain an i (install) in the first column.
Launch the installation.
Inst> go
Quit Inst.
Inst> quit