upgrading from i386 to AMD64

2010-04-30 Thread Neil Short
Based upon a different question in this forum, I find myself motivated to upgrade my i386 install to AMD64. Can this be done by a simple kernel rebuild or a binary upgrade? Is a full reinstallation necessary? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org

upgrading from i386 to AMD64

2010-04-30 Thread Robert Huff
Neil Short writes: Based upon a different question in this forum, I find myself motivated to upgrade my i386 install to AMD64. Can this be done by a simple kernel rebuild or a binary upgrade? Is a full reinstallation necessary? Perhaps not strictly necessary, but the path of