Matthias Bethke wrote:
I'm not sure I understood #1 correctly but it sounds like neither will
work. Going 32->64bit (or vice versa) always requires a fresh install.
What I *think* you could do to reduce the hassle of updating all your
configs is to start off with a partition with your 32bit system on it
and use that for the regular Gentoo install procedure, i.e. slap the
tarballs on top and then do all the emerging. But it would certainly
leave some garbage around in /lib etc. so I wouldn't recommend it. If
you didn't actually change the hardware so you don't have to reconfigure
your kernel and stuff, a fresh install using your old world file
shouldn't take more than a day.
cheers,
Matthias
#1 would definitely work, my current system would just become another
guest in the esx server.....Which isn't bad, but like I say, it's a bad
use of resources and makes implementing other VMs more painful than it
could be.....
