On Jan 26 Sam Varshavchik did spake thusly:
Scott van Looy writes:
I have an old server that I've retired, but I need, so I've bought a dual
opteron server to replace it. I can take the old drive out and put it in
the new server, but is there an easy way I can migrate from x86 to x64
using yum or something? Changing the arch and then downloading a new
kernel? Can anyone see any issues with this other than having to carefully
clean up the mess of x86 libraries after?
Although this is technically possible, if you have to ask this question, it's
probably better for you to just bite the bullet, back up any important files,
and reinstall fresh.
At the very least you need to first upgrade the x86 Fedora install to the
same Fedora release, first. Then, force install the x86_64 kernel, glibc, and
rpm. Cross your fingers, reboot, then if everything goes all right,
methodically go through every x86 package on the system, and replace it with
the x86_64 one.
No, this is not one of those "push a few buttons, type a magical yum command,
and everything will be done correctly" kind of a deal.
Transaction Check Error:
package kernel-2.6.23.14-107.fc8.x86_64 is intended for a x86_64
architecture
Bah.
I know it's not gonna be easy, but it's a hardware issue, getting install
media to work is difficult at best
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