> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RW > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 23:29 > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: Upgrading hardware from P3 to AMD 64 > > On Sunday 27 February 2005 17:49, Subhro wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-freebsd- > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of RW > > > Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2005 23:06 > > > To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > > Subject: Upgrading hardware from P3 to AMD 64 > > > > > > I'm thinking about upgrading my hardware from an Intel P3 to an AMD > 64, > > > and > > > replacing the graphics card, without buying a new hard disk. Has > anyone > > > done > > > this kind of thing successfully? > > > > > > I've recompiled kernel+world for 686 and I've done a portupgrade -fR > on > > > cvsup > > > and portupgrade. > > > > Most likely your system would stop booting up if you try to run a p3 > kernel > > on a amd64. And AFAIK you *cant* build for 64 bit architecture on a 32 > bit > > one. > > > > As I said, I'm recompiling for 686 (which I think is pentium pro), my > undestanding is that the AMD 64 is back-compatible to 686.
Negative. AFAIK there are incompatible in both the ways. Regards S. Indian Institute of Information Technology Subhro Sankha Kar Block AQ-13/1, Sector V Salt Lake City PIN 700091 India
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