I would go for: #pkg_info -a # @ old machine
clean install on new machine #pkg_add (with list from old machine) #rsync # (config files + home directories + /var/) cheers. -- Fabio Martins PHOSPHORUS NETWORKS https://phosphorusnetworks.com/en/ > Hello al, > > Just bought a new server and wanted to see what the practicality would be > of moving my disk from > one box to the other. Its a stock 6.3 install, fully patched, with a few > packages. The old > processor is a VIA based CPU running generic i386 kernel. The new box is > based on an Intel Celeron > J1900 64-bit CPU. > > My thought is it should move over and boot up on the stock generic i386 > kernel, at which time I > could update to 64-bit or just wait until 6.4 comes out and then update. > > Curious if you think this will work, or should I just do a clean install. > > TIA, > > Jay > >
