Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 12:52:24 -0700 From: Rob Farmer <rfarmer@predatorlabs.net> To: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: what would take to allow binary upgrade to amd64? Message-ID: <AANLkTikTmFxYBgJ6-KJ5qINGlHOGRCt_RymgHyBiRBCT@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTinkGYhDHtGBjyCcWIdG6ePPgqAAxeoTdGZHD4zP@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTinkGYhDHtGBjyCcWIdG6ePPgqAAxeoTdGZHD4zP@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, May 30, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com> wrote: > I know that attempting to change from i386 to amd64 is is not possible The proper procedure for such an upgrade is as follows: 1) download and burn the relevant amd64 iso 2) update your backups 3) reformat and reinstall the OS from the CD 4) restore your data and system config from the backups 5) resume normal operation If the thought of reformatting your system is scary, because you don't have backups or aren't sure they are comprehensive or work, then solve that problem, rather than trying to invent workarounds to cover for bad system administration. It will serve you much better in the long run. -- Rob Farmer
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