Kevin J. Cummings wrote: > > Have you tried using a x86_64 install DVD and going the "upgrade" route > with it (rather than the "install" route)? > > I essentially did this from F6.i686 to F9.x86_64. I had lots to clean > up when I was done, but it essentially worked. You might have to change > the following file by hand first: > > /etc/rpm/platform > > so that it contains the one line: > > x86_64-redhat-linix > > You might also want to change to this line in /etc/yum.conf > > exactarch=0 > > If you do that, I think that you could then use "yum upgrade" to do the > upgrade and it would switch package architectures for you. > Very interesting idea, Kevin. Sounds like you are suggesting two different approaches: one an upgrade from the DVD; the other is using yum. Or am I misunderstanding you? Yum requires the "preupgrade" route, no? ----- Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl -- View this message in context: http://old.nabble.com/upgrading-i686-F11--%3E-x86-64-F12-tp26396452p26399531.html Sent from the Fedora List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Communicate/MailingListGuidelines
