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Date:      Wed, 18 Apr 2007 08:31:08 -0400
From:      Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Migrating from i386 to AMD64
Message-ID:  <17958.3980.682008.60268@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070418101812.E28976@chylonia.3miasto.net>
References:  <034c01c7814c$3632e070$0300020a@mickey> <20070418101812.E28976@chylonia.3miasto.net>

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Wojciech Puchar writes:

>  you have to reinstall completely. BUT
>  
>  - make a list of installed ports
>  - make backup of all configuration files and data files
>  - install FReeBSD/AMD64 AND this ports
>  - THEN put all your config files and data files.

	The easiest way to do this is to install to a new disk and
mount the old disk (hardware) read-only.  The backup /is/ the data;
100% accessible and 0% chance of accidentally deleting anything
critical.


				Robert Huff



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