Date: Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:13:11 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Upgrade and change distro? Message-ID: <75B578228C8512F4925570B5@Macintosh.local> In-Reply-To: <BAY126-W24C6F263DED0DE9CBDF7C2CA990@phx.gbl> References: <83ED840B6C782182D5FE8B0F@Macintosh.local> <BAY126-W24C6F263DED0DE9CBDF7C2CA990@phx.gbl>
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--==========712D860DDB798EAD8353========== Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline --On July 2, 2008 5:51:06 PM -0400 Sean Cavanaugh=20 <millenia2000@hotmail.com> wrote: > >> Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 15:55:58 -0500 >> From: pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com >> To: questions@freebsd.org >> CC: >> Subject: Upgrade and change distro? >> >> I have a dual core Intel server running 6.1 RELEASE i386. I want to >> update it to 7.0 RELEASE. Can I also switch to the AMD release at the >> same time? (It's my understanding that all dual core processors should >> be running AMD not i386.) >> >> If so, do I simply point to the GENERIC kernconf under AMD? Any >> gotchas? >> > AMD64 is for 64-bit chips from AMD and Intel. whether it is multi-core > is beside. run i386 still if you want/need 32-bit operating system. > there are some features and programs that will NOT work with AMD64. > Thanks, Sean. Maybe I'll understand FreeBSD some day. :-) Will I need to rebuild all my ports after compiling the kernel and world? Paul Schmehl If it isn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. --==========712D860DDB798EAD8353==========--
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