Subject: Re: i386 to amd64
To: John Nemeth <jnemeth@victoria.tc.ca>
From: David Laight <david@l8s.co.uk>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 02/22/2006 00:01:21
On Tue, Feb 21, 2006 at 12:58:24PM -0800, John Nemeth wrote:
> On Jul 14,  1:01pm, David Laight wrote:
> } On Mon, Feb 20, 2006 at 09:24:40PM -0300, C?sar Catri?n C. wrote:
> } > 
> } > I want to reach only single user mode, so there I can extract the binary sets
> } > for amd64.
> } 
> } Just boot the INSTALL kernel with its embedded ramdisk /root and exit
> } sysinst - or even use sysinst (select install, then 'use existing disk
> } layout' so it doesn't run newfs on everything)!
> 
>      How about just selecting upgrade?

Upgrade sucks... do an overlay install - tends to work better.

An upgrade will run postinstall (or is it etcupdate) after installing
etc.tgz, apart from that it does much the same, but gives you less control.

	David

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David Laight: david@l8s.co.uk