Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 16:16:27 -0500 (CDT) From: Alejandro Acosta <acosta@freebsd.fisica.unam.mx> To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: docs/87464: [patch] Incorrect statement for loading linux binary compatibility module in the handbook Message-ID: <200510142116.j9ELGR0c000619@freebsd.fisica.unam.mx> Resent-Message-ID: <200510142120.j9ELKKdx083620@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 87464
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: [patch] Incorrect statement for loading linux binary compatibility module in the handbook
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: low
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Fri Oct 14 21:20:20 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Alejandro Acosta <acosta@tre-systems.com>
>Release: FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD freebsd.fisica.unam.mx 4.10-STABLE FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE #0: Fri Oct 1 17:02:02 CDT 2004 acosta@freebsd.fisica.unam.mx:/usr/src/sys/compile/INFIERNOS i386
>Description:
In file linuxemu/chapter.sgml from handbook you can read:
"Linux binary compatibility is not turned on by default. The easiest way to
enable this functionality is to load the linux KLD object (.Kernel LoaDable object.).
You can load this module by simply typing linux at the command prompt."
In 5.x will not work .
>How-To-Repeat:
Type linux at the command prompt in a 5.x system
>Fix:
--- chapter.diff begins here ---
--- chapter.sgml.old Wed Oct 12 16:46:48 2005
+++ chapter.sgml Wed Oct 12 16:21:10 2005
@@ -109,8 +109,10 @@
<para>Linux binary compatibility is not turned on by default. The
easiest way to enable this functionality is to load the
<literal>linux</literal> KLD object (<quote>Kernel LoaDable
- object</quote>). You can load this module by simply typing
- <command>linux</command> at the command prompt.</para>
+ object</quote>). You can load this module by typing the
+ following as <username>root</username>:</para>
+
+ <programlisting># kldload linux</programlisting>
<para>If you would like Linux compatibility to always be enabled,
then you should add the following line to
--- chapter.diff ends here ---
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
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