x86 to amd64 upgrade

[Adriaan de Groot]

On Tuesday 18 January 2005 22:18, Francisco Gómez Marín wrote:
>    I am running FreeBSD-AMD64 5.3 in my Athlon64 box. If I install on it
> the x86 version, could it be possible to upgrade to the amd64 without
> reinstalling? any experiences?

Check the archives of this list; this is a question that comes up again and 
again. The brief answer is: no, not unless you are a masochist with time to 
waste and capable of an infuriating attention to detail (do you play nethack? 
do you play each charater to win _and_ as an extinctionist? then you're 
in :) ). Or David O'Brien, I think he figured it out. The game plan is 30-odd 
steps fraught with peril.

I think the old luxury-goods adage applies: if you have to ask, you can't 
afford it.

-- 
Don't worry, 't ain't no shame to be stupid - ol' mouse.
    GPG: FEA2 A3FE Adriaan de Groot
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