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 at centos.org> 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