On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 12:13 PM, mdh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Tsu-Fan Cheng <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi, > > I am thinking upgrading my hardware to core2 duo > > to enjoy fbsd > > 7.0, my old 6.3 runs on amd64 3400+. If I just buy a > > new m-board+core > > 2 cpu, can my old installation boot up the system, > > and then allow me > > to recompile kernel and stuff? > > If you are running AMD64, then no it would not run on > an Intel core2 duo based system. Maybe consider an > Athlon64 X2? You could also just backup your data, > then do a fresh install of FreeBSD 7 for whatever > architecture you decide to build out with, and restore > your data from the backup. > - mdh >
I run a FreeBSD 7/amd64 system on a core 2 duo. Why won't this work for him? Kevin _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
