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So, I decided I should probably migrate to a 64-bit version of Gentoo to take real advantage of my Core2Quad and the 8GB of RAM I eventually intend to have bonding with it.
Let me preface this with the fact that I love Linux. I have never had an OS that could adapt so flawlessly to a completely new motherboard/CPU combo. Fabulous.
So, when I began the 64-bit migration I questioned the best method to move forward with this. My Gentoo install is 3 or 4 years old, and subsequently, it's VERY customized and setup for ME.
So, I booted from a 64-bit live CD and built myself a 64-bit kernel, used fdisk to make a 250GB reiserfs root partition on a random Seagate I had kicking around. Then copied a 64-bit kernel image based on my heavily optimized 32-bit kernel config I had built for my current install to the boot partition on my other drive. Modified my grub.conf file to point to my new root partition, which I had installed a basic stage3 configuration on and booted into it for the first time.
I emerged most of the packages I needed then began copying over the config files from my 32-bit install. Had a workable root GUI, where I could surf BITOG and the local Mustang board while I installed the rest of the packages I needed.
Then I copied over my entire home directory from my 32-bit install and the remaining config files.
Re-created my user account, chown'd my mounts and I was good to go.
So I now have a 64-bit replica of my 32-bit install and didn't lose ANYTHING
I am quite happy with how it went, the biggest headache simply being the compile time.
Let me preface this with the fact that I love Linux. I have never had an OS that could adapt so flawlessly to a completely new motherboard/CPU combo. Fabulous.
So, when I began the 64-bit migration I questioned the best method to move forward with this. My Gentoo install is 3 or 4 years old, and subsequently, it's VERY customized and setup for ME.
So, I booted from a 64-bit live CD and built myself a 64-bit kernel, used fdisk to make a 250GB reiserfs root partition on a random Seagate I had kicking around. Then copied a 64-bit kernel image based on my heavily optimized 32-bit kernel config I had built for my current install to the boot partition on my other drive. Modified my grub.conf file to point to my new root partition, which I had installed a basic stage3 configuration on and booted into it for the first time.
I emerged most of the packages I needed then began copying over the config files from my 32-bit install. Had a workable root GUI, where I could surf BITOG and the local Mustang board while I installed the rest of the packages I needed.
Then I copied over my entire home directory from my 32-bit install and the remaining config files.
Re-created my user account, chown'd my mounts and I was good to go.
So I now have a 64-bit replica of my 32-bit install and didn't lose ANYTHING
I am quite happy with how it went, the biggest headache simply being the compile time.
