linux.gentoo.user

On Tuesday 08 April 2008, Anthony Metcalf wrote:
> Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > On Tuesday 08 April 2008, Anthony Metcalf wrote:
> >> =EF=BF=BD =EF=BF=BD But what else? Will mtune=3Dk6-2 make executables =
that will run
> >> on an Athlon 64? Anyone tried this? Would I get to a point where I
> >> could make -e world and have a nice working system?
> >
> > k6 is 32 bit right?
> >
> > There's no sane upgrade path to amd64, looks like you are in for a
> > reinstall
>
> Yes, 32bit, and Athlon 64s ran x86 last I heard :)
>
> The 64bit argument is one I will have to consider more deeply, but
> certainly in the near term, I won't gain anything from it, as I don't
> do *any* of the things the extended memory range is good for, and
> don't need more than 4GB RAM.......
>
> Later when I upgrade to a phenom, and stick 1GB RAM per core in
> there, then yeah, I will probably recompile into 64bit, but that can
> be done in a chroot, and migrated fairly easily I would expect, so
> long as the system is running.

OK, so it's 32 bit on an amd64 you'll be doing

I would reconfigure the kernel and include things that you know ought to=20
be there. Then move the disks over and see if it boots. Rinse, repeat,=20
till it does.

Now the existing system should work with your new hardware and you can=20
update your CFLAGS and 'emerge -e world' at your leisure.

That's the theory at least anyway :-)

=2D-=20
Alan McKinnon
alan dot mckinnon at gmail dot com

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