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Abhay Kedia wrote:
| Thanks for the reply Neil but I don't have a fast connection. Just a 64kbps
| connection. If I follow GRP way then first I'll have to download a live CD,
| then the GRP Packages and then undergo the whole process of downloading other
| distfiles etc. It will be a really long and lengthy downloading process for
| me. Can't I do it from my existing 32 bit installation?
Well, you can't convert the 32 bit userland directly to 64 bit. However, you
can run the 32 bit userland with a 64 bit kernel. For example, you can borrow
the kernel from the amd64 minimal install cd. The 64 bit kernel behaves
essentially the same as the 32 bit one, so you only need to setup the
bootloader like you normally would. After you've booted into a 64 bit kernel,
you will be able to chroot from your 32 bit userland into a 64 bit stage3 and
build your new system.
Zac
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