On Sun, 15 Aug 2010 19:57:04 -0400, Robert Heller wrote
> At Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:09:13 -0700 CentOS mailing list
> <centos@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
<snip>
> Is there really an updater that goes from 32-bit to 64-bit? Or is
> it a CentOS 5.3 64-bit to CentOS 5.5 64-bit?
Well, the system was 32-bit, and it came up running a 64-bit kernel after the
upgrade...
> I don't believe you *really* don't want to do a 'live update' from
> 32-bit to 64-bit. You should make a backup and do a fresh install of
> the 64-bit system.
That's the way I'm leaning...
<snip>
> >
> > And the second question: did I make a mistake by assuming that the upgrade
> > system would work as it should, or is this just a bug in the upgrade system?
> > And to my first question, does anyone know what else the updater is likely to
> > have broken?
>
> Again, are you sure the updater migrates from 32-bit to 64-bit and
> NOT just 64-bit < 5.5 to 64-bit 5.5?
Not certain of anything, we're not dealing with a documented commercial
product here. ;-) I just ran it to see if it would work as advertised on the
installation menu.
Thanks,
--Bill
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