[ATrpms-users] Changing to x86_64 architecture

[Axel Thimm]

On Sat, Jun 02, 2007 at 09:16:50PM +0930, Laszlo OVari wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I have just replaced the motherboard (Athlon 32) of my mythtv/fc6 
> installation with an Athlon 64 x2.
> 
> I am trying to get away without re-installing the whole system. I 
> managed to 'upgrade' fc6, so the network, sound, etc of the new 
> motherboard work. The kernel also recognised the the dual core, but not 
> the 64 bit.
> 
> Is there a way of forcing yum to install the x86_64 kernel and related 
> packages? I tried a crude cheat and changed the repository URL to use 
> x86_64 instead of $basearch, and download the latest kernel, but it 
> simply could not find it.
> 
> Any help would be appreciated.

It's a very hard way, but some people have been able to do it with
some manual fiddling. You'll find some docu in the archives of this
list (or maybe atrpms-devel). But I would strongly recommend to backup
and reinstall.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at ATrpms.net
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