Upgrade SRC built i386 8.4 to 10.1 questions

[Todor Todorov]

На 4.08.2015 в 16:09, Kurt Jaeger написа:
> Hi!
>
>> I have doubts after reading info in the internet. Case is as following -
>> starting point source built i386 8.4 FreeBSD needs to be upgraded to 10.1.
> Is the kernel GENERIC ?
>
> I've build systems from some version 8.x to 8.4 using source
> and the GENERIC kernel.
>
> Then updated to 9.3 using freebsd-upgrade and then to 10.1 using
> freebsd-upgrade. The 8.x binaries from the packages still run.
>
>> I've used livecd to see that it boots and supports the hardware in advance.
>>
>> The questions are:
>>
>> 1. can I use freebsd-update to migrate to 10.1 i386
>> 2. can I use freebsd-update to migrate to 10.1 amd64
> If it's i386 right now, you can't sidegrade.
>
>> 3. can I use source buildkernel + buildworld to migrate i386 8.4 to
>> amd64 10.1
> Hmm, maybe from i386 8.4 to amd64 8.4, that might work.
>

Hi,
yes GENERIC+PAE support - I have 6GB RAM and works OK on i386+PAE (as
mailserver).
I can live w/ i386 just observing the options to migrate it during the
planned time.
Anyway not a must.

Thank you and the rest of the people sending the info. I will read
carefully the links and evaluate. Very useful info for my case.

Thanks