From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 12 01:17:59 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 616DD16A403 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:17:59 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from scrappy@freebsd.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3D3A43D45 for ; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:17:58 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scrappy@freebsd.org) Received: from localhost (wm.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1DC3A29040D; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:17:53 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.128]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 55907-03; Tue, 12 Sep 2006 01:17:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (blk-137-86-60.eastlink.ca [24.137.86.60]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 80DB6290409; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:17:52 -0300 (ADT) Received: by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix, from userid 1027) id 0069C355DD; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:18:02 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EE8C634122; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:18:02 -0300 (ADT) Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 22:18:02 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" X-X-Sender: freebsd@ganymede.hub.org To: Leo Mrafko In-Reply-To: <20060912030247.V9574@kesp.elf.stuba.sk> Message-ID: <20060911221731.B1031@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20060911212825.T1031@ganymede.hub.org> <20060912030247.V9574@kesp.elf.stuba.sk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed 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 01:17:59 -0000 '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