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@centos.org wrote:
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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...
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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