On Sun, Apr 24, 2011 at 4:16 PM, Tom Lane <t...@sss.pgh.pa.us> wrote:
> Phil Couling <coul...@gmail.com> writes: > > I'm looking for a way to extract the data from a PostgreSQL 8.3.14 > > database (cluster) that was built using an an ARM/Linux server. The > > ... > > Are there any tools for recovering data from a database built with a > > different architecture or is my data toast unless I can lay my hands > > on an ARM box? > > You might possibly be able to do it with a different big-endian machine > such as PPC (it would also have to match on alignment rules and > floating-point format, but I think you'd probably squeak by on those). > Cedric's suggestion of an emulator is probably a surer answer though. > > regards, tom lane > > QEMU can emulate an ARM system. It won't be really fast, but it might work for you. Disclaimer: I've never used QEMU to emulate an ARM system, but the docs say that you can. http://wiki.qemu.org/Main_Page
