Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2015 20:48:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Chris Hill <chris@monochrome.org> To: FreeBSD Questions List <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Install amd64 over existing i386 Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503212047110.17033@tripel.monochrome.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503151159320.712@tripel.monochrome.org> References: <alpine.BSF.2.20.1503151159320.712@tripel.monochrome.org>
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Many thanks to all who replied. I ended up pulling the trigger on the amd64 install, and it went fine. My backups were a couple of days out of date - this was not a planned upgrade! - but I didn't lose anything vitally important. Thanks again. On Sun, 15 Mar 2015, Chris Hill wrote: > Hi list, > > I bought a new machine the other day, and accidentally installed the i386 > version of FreeBSD on it even though it has a 64-bit processor. It works > fine, but I think I'd rather have the "right" version. So, two questions: > > 1. Is it even worth worrying about at this point? > > 2. Can I just install amd64 without destroying existing filesystems and > files? I realize I'll have to reinstall my ports, but that's OK. > > Thanks. > > More info below. Yes, the CMOS clock was set incorrectly when I did the > install. > $ uname -a > FreeBSD tripel.monochrome.org 10.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 10.1-RELEASE #0 r274401: > Tue Nov 11 22:51:51 UTC 2014 > root@releng1.nyi.freebsd.org:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/GENERIC i386 > > Relevant part of dmesg: > CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8500 @ 3.16GHz (3158.81-MHz 686-class > CPU) > Origin = "GenuineIntel" Id = 0x1067a Family = 0x6 Model = 0x17 Stepping > = 10 > Features=0xbfebfbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,PSE36,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> > Features2=0x408e3fd<SSE3,DTES64,MON,DS_CPL,VMX,SMX,EST,TM2,SSSE3,CX16,xTPR,PDCM,SSE4.1,XSAVE> > AMD Features=0x20100000<NX,LM> > AMD Features2=0x1<LAHF> > TSC: P-state invariant, performance statistics > > -- > Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org > ** [ Busy Expunging </> ] > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Chris Hill chris@monochrome.org ** [ Busy Expunging </> ]
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