Alan McKinnon wrote:
OK, so it's 32 bit on an amd64 you'll be doing
Initially yes, I'll look into 64bit as need arises.....
I would reconfigure the kernel and include things that you know ought to be there. Then move the disks over and see if it boots. Rinse, repeat, till it does.
Well, more likely, break the mirror, pull a disk, and test on the new machine, if it works, great, take the old machine down, and move the remaining disk across and drop onto the network, and start the process to change the cflags and emerge -e world...
If not, then most likely move the disk back, let the mirror rebuild, and do a fresh install on new disks...
Now the existing system should work with your new hardware and you can update your CFLAGS and 'emerge -e world' at your leisure.Well, exactly. That is the theory. I want to know the likelihood of success. I know that using mtune=k6-2 means it won't run on anything before a k6-2, and most likely not on anything Intel, due to the symbols and optimisations used. What I want is some idea of the chance it will run on a *later* AMD processor. Will an Athlon honour the k6-2 optimisations?That's the theory at least anyway :-)
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