Date: Sun, 18 May 2014 01:30:00 GMT From: venture37 <venture37@geeklan.co.uk> To: freebsd-doc@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/188968: [handbook] Error in 11.2 Linux Compatability Message-ID: <201405180130.s4I1U04w027808@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/188968; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: venture37 <venture37@geeklan.co.uk>
To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org, trh411@gmail.com
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Subject: Re: docs/188968: [handbook] Error in 11.2 Linux Compatability
Date: Sat, 17 May 2014 21:24:21 -0400
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Index: linuxemu/chapter.xml
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--- linuxemu/chapter.xml (revision 44860)
+++ linuxemu/chapter.xml (working copy)
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@
either be installed manually or from the &os; Ports
Collection.</para>
+ <para>Before attempting to build the port, load the &linux; kernel
+ module otherwise the build will fail</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux</userinput></screen>
+
+ <para>To verify that the module is loaded:</para>
+
+ <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>kldstat</userinput>
+ Id Refs Address Size Name
+ 1 2 0xc0100000 16bdb8 kernel
+ 7 1 0xc24db000 d000 linux.ko</screen>
+
<para>The <package>emulators/linux-base-f10</package> package or
port is the easiest way to install a base set of &linux;
libraries and binaries on a &os; system. To install the
@@ -116,18 +128,6 @@
<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f10</userinput>
&prompt.root; <userinput>make install distclean</userinput></screen>
- <para>Once installed, enable &linux; binary compatibility by
- loading the <literal>linux</literal> module:</para>
-
- <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux</userinput></screen>
-
- <para>To verify that the module is loaded:</para>
-
- <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>kldstat</userinput>
-Id Refs Address Size Name
- 1 2 0xc0100000 16bdb8 kernel
- 7 1 0xc24db000 d000 linux.ko</screen>
-
<para>In order for &linux; compatibility to be enabled at boot
time, add the following line to
<filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
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