Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2012 17:38:28 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Tim Kellers <timothyk@devel.njit.edu> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 32 bit to 64 bit Message-ID: <CAAdA2WPzwKfs5v09oYWDDg0J-9kmWUXgv80uF5Hg9y8bRBShiA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4FEB0C7C.9080104@devel.njit.edu> References: <4FEB0C7C.9080104@devel.njit.edu>
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On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Tim Kellers <timothyk@devel.njit.edu>wrote: > I'm upgrading a 7.3 -STABLE installation to 8.x, then 9- Stable over the > next few days. The hardware is a Dell 2950 that is capable of running 64 > bit FreeBSD. The original installation was i386 32 bit and that is what it > is running now. > > Will the buildworld ---> buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO64 allow a 32 bit > installation to build a 64 bit kernel? I'd like to upgrade this machine to > 64 bit AMD and I'd prefer not to do it from a DVD if I can do it from > source. Has anyone tried this and succeeded (or failed spectacularly) on > a remote install/upgrade? > > Please just don't do it. Backup, Install new, restore configs and data! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler.
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