Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 06:14:03 +1000 From: Greg Black <freebsd@mail.gbch.net> To: Robert Blayzor <rblayzor@inoc.net> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 6.x from i386 to amd64 Message-ID: <nospam-1162325643.69866@iliad.gbch.net> In-Reply-To: <45475298.5090709@inoc.net> References: <45475298.5090709@inoc.net>
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On 2006-10-31, Robert Blayzor wrote: > Is there a way to upgrade/move an already installed i386 installed 6.1 > machine to amd64 without completely reinstalling? Is there a procedure > to do so? Having just gone through the migration in the opposite direction, I would ask why you want to do this? The state of the software out there is disgracefully far from being ready for 64-bit platforms -- after wasting weeks in a vain attempt to get a workable development environment on my amd64 setup, I've just completed a move to i386 (by a fresh install). I now have a machine that has almost every port I want working and that still gives me considerable performance improvements over the genuine Intel 32-bit boxes I have. I won't be trying another amd64 setup for at least a couple more years. Greg
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