From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 12 01:50:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4B3516A47B; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:50:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from leo@oel.sk) Received: from info.elf.stuba.sk (info.elf.stuba.sk [147.175.111.14]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A54A43D49; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:50:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from leo@oel.sk) Received: from kesp.elf.stuba.sk (kesp-gw.elf.stuba.sk [147.175.111.80]) by info.elf.stuba.sk (8.11.7/8.11.7) with ESMTP id k8C1oIM32066; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:50:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from kesp.elf.stuba.sk (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by kesp.elf.stuba.sk (8.13.1/8.12.6) with ESMTP id k8C1oDlG009978; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:50:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from leo@oel.sk) Received: from localhost (leo@localhost) by kesp.elf.stuba.sk (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) with ESMTP id k8C1oCsQ009975; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:50:13 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from leo@oel.sk) X-Authentication-Warning: kesp.elf.stuba.sk: leo owned process doing -bs Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:50:12 +0200 (CEST) From: Leo Mrafko X-X-Sender: leo@kesp.elf.stuba.sk To: "Marc G. Fournier" In-Reply-To: <20060911221731.B1031@ganymede.hub.org> Message-ID: <20060912034231.A9958@kesp.elf.stuba.sk> References: <20060911212825.T1031@ganymede.hub.org> <20060912030247.V9574@kesp.elf.stuba.sk> <20060911221731.B1031@ganymede.hub.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Scanned: by AntiVirus filter AVilter (msg.zQYr86Vi@mail2.elf.stuba.sk) Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Upgrade server from i386 -> amd64 kernel ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:50:23 -0000 Yes, I've done it a few months ago.. Just read through the files.. As far as I remember you need to build amd64 world, then kernel, installworld, installkernel, reboot, voila, it works.. I had some small problems which I don't remember now, you will able to solve them for sure. Maybe don't forget to backup your data first ;-) On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > 'k, I knew about cross-compiling, just wasn't sure if it was that simple > to upgrade the system being cross-compiled onto ... thanks ... > > On Tue, 12 Sep 2006, Leo Mrafko wrote: > > > Yes, in fact it's pretty simple, quoting /usr/src/Makefile: > > > > # If TARGET_ARCH=arch (e.g. ia64, sparc64, ...) is specified you can > > # cross build world for other architectures using the buildworld target, > > # and once the world is built you can cross build a kernel using the > > # buildkernel target. > > > > Just read through /usr/src/Makefile and /usr/src/UPDATING. > > > > Leo. > > > > On Mon, 11 Sep 2006, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > >> > >> Just had a new 64bit server installed at the colo, but they accidentally > >> installed a i386 ISO, instead of an AMD64 one ... is it possible to build > >> / install an amd64 world, or do I have to re-install from a proper ISO > >> first ? > >> > >> Thanks ... > >> > >> ---- > >> Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > >> Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org > >> Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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" > >> > > _______________________________________________ > > 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" > > > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > Email . scrappy@hub.org MSN . scrappy@hub.org > Yahoo . yscrappy Skype: hub.org ICQ . 7615664 >