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From: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net>
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Subject: Re: SOLVED - Linux_Base Port - Any Workarounds?
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:33:16 -0800
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Gallatin" <gallatin@cs.duke.edu>
To: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net>
Cc: <freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Thursday, December 12, 2002 11:44 AM
>
> Drew Tomlinson writes:
>  > The linux_base port is broken for Alpha.  I saw some email here a
while
>  > ago about this.  I just tried again today but no luck.  Are there
any
>  > workarounds to get it to build?  It fails when the linux kernel
module
>  > tries to load and fails.  Any help appreciated as I would like to
run
>  > the Linux Netscape browser and try the Linux versions of
RealPlayer.
>  >
>
> There is no linux netscape browser for alpha.    The alpha netscape
> is for Tru64 (aka osf1).
>
> Anyway, as was disscussed here, you need to load the osf kernel module
> before loading the linux kernel module:
>
> # kldload osf1
> # kldload linux
> # cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base
> # make install

Thank you very much!!!  I did search but apparently I missed the "osf1"
module requirement.  With osf1 loaded, does that mean that most things
for Tru64 will work?

> Also, put osf1_enable="YES" as well as linux_enable="YES"  in
> /etc/rc.conf so that the module are loaded when the system reboots.

Done.  Thanks again!

Drew


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