Hmm. While admittedly extreme, shouldn't setting the new architecture work, if you recompile the entire system? Is this one of those should-work-in-theory-but- don't-try-this-at-home kind of things? I know there are some packages, like openoffice, that won't compile under the 64-bit arch, but I can just use the binaries for those, no?
What if I don't bother updating the arch? Isn't the Athlon64 backwards compatible with the i386 arch? I know I would lose the benefits of the 64-bit arch, but I would probably be ok with that for awhile, until this upgrade path got a little easier. Thanks for the input. -tracy -----Original Message----- From: Zac Medico [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2005 3:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Hardware upgrade procedure question By "new config (AMD64)" do you mean change CHOST=i686-pc-linux-gnu to CHOST=x86_64-pc-linux-gnu ? Sounds like a bad idea. --- Daniel da Veiga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you boot from the livecd, chroot and > emerge the system using the new config (AMD64), recompile your kernel > to the new processor and configure the boot loader, you're able to get > your new system to work with the old configuration and the new > architeture. > > Of course, this could take a LONG while (recompile your whole system > and all the installed portage tree)... Maybe an experienced user can > answer if this works... > > On 5/25/05, Antonino Sabetta > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > If you want a 64 bit userland then you should > start > > > over with an AMD64 stage. > > > > So you mean that whenever the hardware platform > changes are > > so substantial (as in this case), one should > install the system > > from scratch? > > Please, bear with me, I'm a new Gentoo user, even > though I've > > been using Linux for a while... > > Thanks, > > Antonino > > -- > > [email protected] mailing list > > > > > > > -- > Daniel da Veiga > Computer Operator - RS - Brazil > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail -- [email protected] mailing list -- [email protected] mailing list
