Date: Tue, 04 Aug 2015 17:13:42 +0300 From: Todor Todorov <todorov@paladin.bulgarpress.com> To: Kurt Jaeger <pi@opsec.eu>, freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Upgrade SRC built i386 8.4 to 10.1 questions Message-ID: <55C0C896.1080104@paladin.bulgarpress.com> In-Reply-To: <20150804130951.GA40589@home.opsec.eu> References: <55C0B54A.3050307@paladin.bulgarpress.com> <20150804130951.GA40589@home.opsec.eu>
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На 4.08.2015 в 16:09, Kurt Jaeger написа: > Hi! > >> I have doubts after reading info in the internet. Case is as following - >> starting point source built i386 8.4 FreeBSD needs to be upgraded to 10.1. > Is the kernel GENERIC ? > > I've build systems from some version 8.x to 8.4 using source > and the GENERIC kernel. > > Then updated to 9.3 using freebsd-upgrade and then to 10.1 using > freebsd-upgrade. The 8.x binaries from the packages still run. > >> I've used livecd to see that it boots and supports the hardware in advance. >> >> The questions are: >> >> 1. can I use freebsd-update to migrate to 10.1 i386 >> 2. can I use freebsd-update to migrate to 10.1 amd64 > If it's i386 right now, you can't sidegrade. > >> 3. can I use source buildkernel + buildworld to migrate i386 8.4 to >> amd64 10.1 > Hmm, maybe from i386 8.4 to amd64 8.4, that might work. > Hi, yes GENERIC+PAE support - I have 6GB RAM and works OK on i386+PAE (as mailserver). I can live w/ i386 just observing the options to migrate it during the planned time. Anyway not a must. Thank you and the rest of the people sending the info. I will read carefully the links and evaluate. Very useful info for my case. Thanks
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