From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 4 13:06:58 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AC24D106566C for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:06:58 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from frank.wissmann41@web.de) Received: from fmmailgate02.web.de (fmmailgate02.web.de [217.72.192.227]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6B0C48FC0A for ; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 13:06:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from smtp06.web.de (fmsmtp06.dlan.cinetic.de [172.20.5.172]) by fmmailgate02.web.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 32B901469DD4F; Fri, 4 Dec 2009 14:06:57 +0100 (CET) Received: from [77.176.214.239] (helo=grissom.einundvierzig.org) by smtp06.web.de with asmtp (WEB.DE 4.110 #314) id 1NGXs9-0007HO-00; Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:06:57 +0100 Message-ID: <4B19099D.4050409@web.de> Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:07:41 +0100 From: Frank Wissmann User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Achilleas Mantzios References: <791686.61294.qm@web113006.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <791686.61294.qm@web113006.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: frank.wissmann41@web.de X-Sender: frank.wissmann41@web.de X-Provags-ID: V01U2FsdGVkX1/1sGvDtZfQraewyMRMcAcab4o//e/2GAQx2dR2 aHQ6hHKRqiDb2rDnLh3O/ZUbeGiF3qNuTKsPh4LruKnX73W7Yg eP6+WhGfbJfiISuaXKbw== Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Hardware migration and upgrade from 6.3 to 8.0 advice X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 13:06:58 -0000 Achilleas Mantzios schrieb: Hi! > > Hello, > > i am facing this situation, where i need to upgrade from my 6.3 i386 > system, used as my main workstation, to a new hardware based on amd64 > (phenom II x4). Well, you know that i386 is Intel, do you? It might work just moving the old kernel to a 64-bit system but I have no experience with it. > > > > My current system is alive since 2005, so is full of code, scripts, > configurations,look&feel,ssh keys etc.. that i would like to keep > handy in my new system. > > Also, currently i run gmirror, i am mentioning it, in case it affects something. > > > > Since 2005, dealing with programming/support/etc.. i haven't done any > upgrade task in FreeBSD, so i dont feel that confident in this regard. > > > > I could: > > a) install a brand new 8.0-RELEASE in the new hardware and then > > a1) just mount the old disks to the new system or > > a2) migrate /home user data directly to the new home dirs > > b) migrate all current data to the new hardware, kernel/system > included, and then try to upgrade to 8.0 (by sysinstall or > makeworld/makekernel) Item b) is not recommended. There are so many changes AFAIK that it is no clear update. You might do so but then you should update the following way from 6.3 - 7.0 - 7.1 - 7.2 - 8.0 as was recommended on this list earlier (search the archives, please, for further details if you choose this way). For me, a clean install of 8.0 and a move from the old data to the fresh install is better. Use a2) ! Greetings Frank