On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 4:37 PM, Tim Kellers <timot...@devel.njit.edu>wrote:
> I'm upgrading a 7.3 -STABLE installation to 8.x, then 9- Stable over the > next few days. The hardware is a Dell 2950 that is capable of running 64 > bit FreeBSD. The original installation was i386 32 bit and that is what it > is running now. > > Will the buildworld ---> buildkernel KERNCONF=FOO64 allow a 32 bit > installation to build a 64 bit kernel? I'd like to upgrade this machine to > 64 bit AMD and I'd prefer not to do it from a DVD if I can do it from > source. Has anyone tried this and succeeded (or failed spectacularly) on > a remote install/upgrade? > > Please just don't do it. Backup, Install new, restore configs and data! -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
