From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Sep 19 20:06:45 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E6EE91065676 for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:06:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.31]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7DBF58FC1B for ; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:06:44 +0000 (UTC) Received: from slackbox.xs4all.nl (slackbox.xs4all.nl [213.84.242.160]) by smtp-vbr11.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id n8JK6hwo081759; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:06:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from rsmith@xs4all.nl) Received: by slackbox.xs4all.nl (Postfix, from userid 1001) id 3F9FFBAAD; Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:06:43 +0200 (CEST) Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 22:06:43 +0200 From: Roland Smith To: JonathanGilpin Message-ID: <20090919200643.GA70447@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <25523741.post@talk.nabble.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <25523741.post@talk.nabble.com> X-GPG-Fingerprint: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 X-GPG-Key: http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/pubkey.txt X-GPG-Notice: If this message is not signed, don't assume I sent it! User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Switching to AMD64 from I386 using make world X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 19 Sep 2009 20:06:46 -0000 --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Sep 19, 2009 at 10:30:35AM -0700, JonathanGilpin wrote: >=20 > Hi, >=20 > I have an i386 system running and I want to switch to AMD64. Is this > possible using make world and a kernel recompile? If so, could someone po= int > me in the right direction as I'm getting errors on make depend on the ker= nel > compile.. =20 It should be possible. But you'd have to write the new kernel and userland = to a separate partition or disk. And on the next boot you would have to boot f= rom that partition/disk. Since most people do not have a separate partition handy, a better option would be to make a full backup of your data and install amd64. Keep in mind that amd64 binaries are somewhat larger on disk than i386 ones, so you might want to adjust partition sizes. You will also have to install all your ports again as amd64 binaries. While you are at it, try the 8.0-RC ISO to reinstall from (it has just popp= ed up on ftp.freebsd.org, so you might have to wait for it to get to a mirror near you). I've installed 8.0-BETA4 amd64 on my new laptop and it runs OK. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.13 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkq1OdMACgkQEnfvsMMhpyU03wCdHcodL522qecC/tJYOB2q1te6 fZwAoIZuBDtUKTMzV+TwQIO/KqEZXYFe =zxLn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --x+6KMIRAuhnl3hBn--