From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 8 17:21:42 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42F1816A420 for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:21:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) Received: from unsane.co.uk (www.unsane.co.uk [85.233.185.162]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 91D0113C45B for ; Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:21:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) Received: from prawn.unsane.co.uk (150.117-84-212.staticip.namesco.net [212.84.117.150]) (authenticated bits=0) by unsane.co.uk (8.14.0/8.14.0) with ESMTP id m18HJaSe090867 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 8 Feb 2008 17:19:39 GMT (envelope-from jhary@unsane.co.uk) Message-ID: <47AC8F9F.3060406@unsane.co.uk> Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:21:35 +0000 From: Vince Hoffman User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20080124) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: stevefranks@ieee.org References: <539c60b90802080825u29ab4635h5519a19cab8ffe65@mail.gmail.com> <47AC8689.8050605@unsane.co.uk> <539c60b90802080904kd7cfc5j62d9025b3818c711@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <539c60b90802080904kd7cfc5j62d9025b3818c711@mail.gmail.com> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.2 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: User Questions Subject: Re: why does linux-base-f7 exist if the binary compatibility is to a kernel too old to run it? (and how to change that?) X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2008 17:21:42 -0000 Steve Franks wrote: > But there are sites (such as this one: > http://www.linux.com/feature/53055) that talk about actually using > linux_base-fc8 (which I can't even find on 7.0rc1). How is that > possible if the kernel is too old for it? > no idea about /usr/port/emulators/linux_base-8 which that article talks about, its not in my ports tree. but you can use linux_base-f7 if you set compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 however its still a work in progress and wont always work as intended, for example it works fine on my laptop {root@prawn}#pkg_info -Ix linux_base linux_base-f7-7 Base set of packages needed in Linux mode (for i386/amd64) {root@prawn}#sysctl compat.linux.osrelease compat.linux.osrelease: 2.6.16 and I can use acrobat and other linux binaries, however my desktop at home would not start acrobat reader using compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.16 and linux_base-f7-7, and I had to go back to linux_base-fc-4_10 and compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2. Vince > Steve > > On Feb 8, 2008 9:42 AM, Vince Hoffman wrote: >> Steve Franks wrote: >>> [steve@fyre /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7]$ sudo make install clean >>> ===> linux_base-f7-7 compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2 is not supported. >>> *** Error code 1 >>> >>> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f7. >>> >>> ??? >> Theres work in progress to update the binary compatibility. >> http://wiki.freebsd.org/linux-kernel >> >> I would imagine the linux_base-f7 is useful for testing. >> >> >> Vince >> >>> Thanks, >>> Steve >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > >