Date: Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:29:34 -0400 From: "illoai@gmail.com" <illoai@gmail.com> To: Richard Gehlbach <rdgehlba@gehlbach.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Rebuild instructions for amd64 systems Message-ID: <d7195cff0910302229n636373c2i2809d077679e38f0@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4AEA62E6.1080506@gehlbach.com> References: <4AEA62E6.1080506@gehlbach.com>
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2009/10/29 Richard Gehlbach <rdgehlba@gehlbach.com>: > I am installing FreeBSD 7.2 / amd64 on a new server (HP DL370 G6) with 2 > quad Xeon processors and 16GB memory. =A0I have worked with the i386 vers= ions > since version 3.x, but this is the first server large enough to need amd6= 4. > > I have been trying to determine the correct procedures for rebuilding the > world and kernel. =A0I have not been able to find a location that had ste= p by > step instructions, similar to the handbook, for properly working with the > amd64 version. =A0Searches have turned up so many fragments of what needs= to > be done, that I cannot feel confident trying to put the pieces together. > > I need instructions for the command line compile options, conf file > additions, and any special instructions. > > If anyone can point me to some applicable links or some specific > instructions, it would be appreciated. It's not that different in most ways. From the forums and this mailing list, the biggest "gotcha" seems to be that HAMMER is the only valid setting for cpu in your kernconf. Otherwise, the normal stuff from /usr/src/UPDATING applies as with anything else. --=20 --
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