6.x from i386 to amd64

[Bill Moran]

In response to Greg Black <freebsd at mail.gbch.net>:

> On 2006-10-31, Robert Blayzor wrote:
> 
> > Is there a way to upgrade/move an already installed i386 installed 6.1
> > machine to amd64 without completely reinstalling?  Is there a procedure
> > to do so?
> 
> Having just gone through the migration in the opposite
> direction, I would ask why you want to do this?
> 
> The state of the software out there is disgracefully far from
> being ready for 64-bit platforms -- after wasting weeks in a
> vain attempt to get a workable development environment on my
> amd64 setup, I've just completed a move to i386 (by a fresh
> install).
> 
> I now have a machine that has almost every port I want working
> and that still gives me considerable performance improvements
> over the genuine Intel 32-bit boxes I have.
> 
> I won't be trying another amd64 setup for at least a couple more
> years.

Are there open PRs on this?  We've not had any problems.  Although
our amd64 deployment is still young, we have several machines humming
away happily.  Where did you have problems, specifically?

-- 
Bill Moran
Collaborative Fusion Inc.

wmoran at collaborativefusion.com
Phone: 412-422-3463x4023

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