On 2025-12-03, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: > If I can successfully boot from media with a live amd64 system, > then does that prove I can install amd64? > > The media that I boot from might be: > 1. A usb flash drive with: > a. A live system > b. An installXX.img > 2. cdXX.iso > 3. bsd.rd, booted from 'boot hd0a:/bsd.rd' on i386 install. > That is, I am booting the bsd.rd for amd64, not the one for i386. > > If it boots successfully from any of these, is it guaranteed that I can > then install and run a 64 bit system?
Nothing is guaranteed, check the license :) There can be differences between ramdisk and a standard kernel but chances are good that if the installer boots, you can install and boot the installed system. -- Please keep replies on the mailing list.
