Migrating from i386 to AMD64
Robert Huff
roberthuff at rcn.com
Wed Apr 18 12:31:34 UTC 2007
Wojciech Puchar writes:
> you have to reinstall completely. BUT
>
> - make a list of installed ports
> - make backup of all configuration files and data files
> - install FReeBSD/AMD64 AND this ports
> - THEN put all your config files and data files.
The easiest way to do this is to install to a new disk and
mount the old disk (hardware) read-only. The backup /is/ the data;
100% accessible and 0% chance of accidentally deleting anything
critical.
Robert Huff
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