Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 16:53:41 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: x86 to amd64 upgrade Message-ID: <200501181653.41668.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <41ED7D36.1000604@gomezmarin.com> References: <41ED7D36.1000604@gomezmarin.com>
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On Tuesday 18 January 2005 04:18 pm, Francisco G=F3mez Mar=EDn wrote: > Hi all, > > I am running FreeBSD-AMD64 5.3 in my Athlon64 box. If I install on it > the x86 version, could it be possible to upgrade to the amd64 without > reinstalling? any experiences? Not without much pain and suffering. A reinstall is really the only viable= =20 choice. Note that you could make sure and stick all your data on a /data=20 partition or some such and when you reinstall FreeBSD/amd64 just not newfs= =20 that partition so you keep the actual data. =2D-=20 John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" =3D http://www.FreeBSD.org
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