Upgrade from FreeBSD 32bit to 64bit

Roland Smith rsmith at xs4all.nl
Tue Oct 25 23:01:48 PDT 2005


On Tue, Oct 25, 2005 at 11:24:43PM -0700, Warren Liddell wrote:
> As per topic ... is it possible to upgrade from the 32 bit version of 
> FreeBSD to the 64 bit version or is it better to do a new 
> installation ? If upgrade can be done .. any URL/Links to a guide on 
> how to do it ?

This has been handled multiple times on the -amd64 list. See the archives.
Upgrading is not impossible, but doing a new installation is less painfull.

Roland
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