changing to x86_64 from i386
elekktretterr at exemail.com.au
elekktretterr at exemail.com.au
Fri Mar 26 14:41:06 PDT 2010
>
> Unfortunately no. We'd need 32 bit emulation support in the 64 bit
> kernel to be able to boot the 32-bit filesystem image with a 64-bit
> kernel and we don't have it.
>
> The best solution is a completely fresh install using the
> 64-bit img/iso.
>
> Doing an upgrade in place would be difficult. You would have to boot
> from a 64-bit usb key and then installworld/installkernel the update,
> but beyond that the system likely has 32 bit binaries strewn all over
> the place (e.g. installed pkgsrc stuff) and cleaning it all out could
> take forever.
>
> The fresh install really is the best choice.
Thanks Matt!
Petr
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