Migrating from x86 (32) to amd64

[Yoshihiro Ota]

About one year ago, I was able to do the regular procedure after enabling i386 compat.  It was just another make world for me.

options         COMPAT_IA32

What I mean is:

#  1.  `cd /usr/src'       (or to the directory containing your source tree).
#  2.  `make buildworld'
#  3.  `make buildkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'     (default is GENERIC).
#  4.  `make installkernel KERNCONF=YOUR_KERNEL_HERE'   (default is GENERIC).
#       [steps 3. & 4. can be combined by using the "kernel" target]
#  5.  `reboot'        (in single user mode: boot -s from the loader prompt).
#  6.  `mergemaster -p'
#  7.  `make installworld'
#  8.  `make delete-old'
#  9.  `mergemaster'
# 10.  `reboot'

There are some risks doing this way, though.

Regards,
Hiro

On Sat, 10 Mar 2007 00:24:51 -0600
"Matthew D. Fuller" <fullermd at over-yonder.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 08:54:42PM +0300 I heard the voice of
> Artem Kuchin, and lo! it spake thus:
> >
> > Theoretically, what would be the procedure?
> 
> - Do a full cross-build of the amd64 world/kernel.
> - newfs your swap partition (or an extra partition/drive).
> - installworld/kernel the amd64 stuff onto that.
> - Boot into that temporary amd64 world.
> - installworld/kernel the amd64 stuff onto your main partition.
> - Boot back normal-like, re-enable swap.
> 
> You should be able to do that in an hour hands-on easily.
> 
> 
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