Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2004 03:21:56 -0800 From: Ade Lovett <ade@FreeBSD.org> To: Michael Reifenberger <mike@Reifenberger.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Migrating i386 to amd64 Message-ID: <41D3E4D4.2020403@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <20041230090557.I82461@fw.reifenberger.com> References: <20041230090557.I82461@fw.reifenberger.com>
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Michael Reifenberger wrote:
> But how to migrate to amd64?
1. Back up your data
2. Insert native amd64 miniinst cdrom
[a new 6-current snap has *just* gone up, so now's a great time]
3. boot, follow prompts.
Having done both this option, and the heavily convoluted i386->amd64
option (mainly just for the bragging rights :) trust me when I say thaat
steps 1-3 above are going to be considerably quicker, easier, more
painless, etc. than anything else.
Really.
-aDe
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