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On Sep 26, 2007, at 10:35 PM, Matthew Seaman wrote:
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Erich Dollansky wrote:
Paul Schmehl wrote:
--On September 26, 2007 9:06:57 PM -0700 Eric Osterweil
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Sep 26, 2007, at 8:57 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote:
Eric Osterweil wrote:
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Ahh... To do this, do I just specify the CPUTYPE in the /etc/
make.conf
as:
CPUTYPE=amd64
?
No. Add options SMP to GENERIC or use the SMP conf file that's
already there (and includes GENERIC). Then recompile the kernel per
the handbook.
he still has to set the CPU type also in this config file to amd64.
If the OP has installed FreeBSD i386 then changing the CPU type in
/etc/make.conf won't magically get him FreeBSD amd64 --- it will just
get him FreeBSD i386 optimized for AMD processors running in 32bit
mode.
As far as I know, there is no simple way to start with a 32-bit
system and the FreeBSD sources and recompile and reinstall everything
into a 64-bit system. (Although the opposite direction is apparently
possible on 7-CURRENT, but it's a guru-only level of difficulty.)
The best and most effective answer here is to start by downloading
an amd64 installation CD and redo the whole thing from scratch.
Cheers,
Matthew
Ahh... gotcha. I guess it's good that I asked before I loaded the
machine up and invested a lot of time in it. I can nuke it if that's
what has to be done.
Thanks,
Eric
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