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Subject: Re: 9-stable from i386 to amd64
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On 02/10/2012 20:56, Randy Bush wrote:
> is there a recipe for moving from i386 to amd64?

Other than backup and reinstall, no. As you already discovered the old
world won't run on the new kernel. Installing the new world before
reboot isn't safe either, as at some point in the process it'll blow up.


Sorry,

Doug

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