Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 21:55:21 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> Cc: FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install amd64 over existing i386 Message-ID: <CAAdA2WNQojxPROaKvWTEp3q7HN1__hXx6SG15RyC7fv8EKs1Ew@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503151159320.712@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503151159320.712@tripel.monochrome.org>
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On 15 March 2015 at 19:09, Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> wrote: > Hi list, > > I bought a new machine the other day, and accidentally installed the i386 > version of FreeBSD on it even though it has a 64-bit processor. It works > fine, but I think I'd rather have the "right" version. So, two questions: > > 1. Is it even worth worrying about at this point? > > 2. Can I just install amd64 without destroying existing filesystems and > files? I realize I'll have to reinstall my ports, but that's OK. > > Thanks. > > More info below. Yes, the CMOS clock was set incorrectly when I did the > install. > $ uname -a > FreeBSD tripel.monochrome.org 10.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE #0 > r274401: Tue Nov 11 22:51:51 UTC 2014 root@releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC > i386 > > Relevant part of dmesg: > CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz (3158.81-MHz > 686-class CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x1067a Family = 0x6 Model = 0x17 > Stepping = 10 > Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8, > APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI, > MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> > Features2=0x408e3fd<SSE3,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST, > TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,SSE4.1,XSAVE> > AMD Features=0x20100000<NX,LM> > AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF> > TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics > Why don't you just backup /etc and /usr/local/etc and reinstall? Usually, there is nothing architecture-specific in those directories, I think. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 "I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler."
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