From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 31 08:45:14 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07FCA16A4CE; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:45:14 +0000 (GMT) Received: from mailout11.sul.t-online.com (mailout11.sul.t-online.com [194.25.134.85]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6703243D46; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:45:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mike@reifenberger.com) Received: from fwd10.aul.t-online.de by mailout11.sul.t-online.com with smtp id 1CkIPI-0001kv-01; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:45:12 +0100 Received: from fw.reifenberger.com (bjeafwZXreqYCfyvjfUqigEikNA9tLOYuz6WtOEDvbPl3xT7hb0OgT@[62.158.166.253]) by fmrl10.sul.t-online.com with esmtp id 1CkIP1-1VpnjU0; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:44:55 +0100 Received: from localhost (mike@localhost)iBV8inWM087781; Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:44:49 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mike@reifenberger.com) X-Authentication-Warning: fw.reifenberger.com: mike owned process doing -bs Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 09:44:49 +0100 (CET) From: Michael Reifenberger To: Ade Lovett In-Reply-To: <41D3E4D4.2020403@FreeBSD.org> Message-ID: <20041231094258.Y87761@fw.reifenberger.com> References: <20041230090557.I82461@fw.reifenberger.com> <41D3E4D4.2020403@FreeBSD.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-ID: bjeafwZXreqYCfyvjfUqigEikNA9tLOYuz6WtOEDvbPl3xT7hb0OgT@t-dialin.net X-TOI-MSGID: c7bfdf7a-8d64-4195-b996-2eb5829c92b0 cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrating i386 to amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 08:45:14 -0000 On Thu, 30 Dec 2004, Ade Lovett wrote: ... > 1. Back up your data > 2. Insert native amd64 miniinst cdrom > [a new 6-current snap has *just* gone up, so now's a great time] > 3. boot, follow prompts. > > Having done both this option, and the heavily convoluted i386->amd64 option > (mainly just for the bragging rights :) trust me when I say thaat steps 1-3 > above are going to be considerably quicker, easier, more painless, etc. than > anything else. > Thanks! Will do. Do my old i386 ports (like X etc) work under amd64? Bye/2 --- Michael Reifenberger, Business Development Manager SAP-Basis, Plaut Consulting Comp: Michael.Reifenberger@plaut.de | Priv: Michael@Reifenberger.com http://www.plaut.de | http://www.Reifenberger.com