Date: Tue, 06 Nov 2007 21:13:55 -0500 From: "Aryeh M. Friedman" <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: Chuck Robey <chuckr@chuckr.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: conversion of an installed base i386 -> amd64 Message-ID: <47311F63.5090807@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4730BC31.5010300@chuckr.org> References: <4730BC31.5010300@chuckr.org>
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Chuck Robey wrote: > I have finally decided that I really should have installed my > quad-core-2 equipped box as a amd64, instead of the i386 (32 bit > should have been 64 bit). I just finished a buildworld, and I > checked, the binaries (which I haven't yet done an installworld on) > are actually amd64/64 bit binaries. I'm running -current, which is > mostly why I;m on this list, but my question is one of installation > order: in doing the conversion, I don't really like the idea of > accidentally hanging the box. I would like someone to please let me > know, what's next? Understand, I am still running the i386 compiler > (but the buildworld builds it's own private compiler, thank you very > much). I need to know, should I install the world next? Or, is there > some more correct strategy to get the kernel built? The procedure I used was: 1. FTP the distfiles for the base system (ftp://.../release/distfiles/base) [you may need to do a down grade to RELENG temporarily until you get to step 6] 2. Do the same for the kernel files 3. Install the kernel files (cd ...../distfiles/kernel;install.sh GENERIC) 4. Install the base files (cd ...../distfiles/kernel;install.sh;install.sh) 5. Reboot (your now running an 100% amd64 in the base system) 6. Do the normal procedure for recompiling the system and ports -- Aryeh M. Friedman Developer, not business, friendly http://www.flosoft-systems.com
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