Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:13:05 -0500 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: CPU update Message-ID: <200403051513.05395.jhb@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <200403040704.42175.mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk> References: <200403032301.I23N1XWE005514@asarian-host.net> <200403031809.38843.jhb@FreeBSD.org> <200403040704.42175.mark@markdnet.demon.co.uk>
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On Thursday 04 March 2004 02:04 am, Mark Dixon wrote: > On Wednesday 03 Mar 2004 23:09, John Baldwin wrote: > > On Wednesday 03 March 2004 06:02 pm, Mark wrote: > > > Dear Sirs: > > > > > > I compiled my FreeBSD 4.7R for an AMD XP-2000. If I upgrade to an AMD > > > 64 3200, will my OS still run? The AMD 64 is 32-bit downwards > > > compatible. > > > > Yes. FreeBSD 5.x also supports amd64 natively. > > The next question is then can you rebuild world and ports for amd64, reboot > and run in 64bit mode? You might be able to but you are probably better off just reinstalling to do that type of upgrade. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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