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From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu>
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Subject: Re: linux emulation (Help!!!)
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On Sat, 4 Jan 1997 sgranger@dircon.co.uk wrote:

> Has anybody had experience of getting Linux emulation running under FreeBSD 
> 2.1.5. I've just installed linux_lib-2.3 and I'm trying to get Doom 1.8 and
> WIngz running. The only problem is every time I start xdoom i get the error
> message "bus error (CORE dumped)". Wingz ain't working either!

Bus errors generally indicate that the linuxulator didn't install
properly.  

1.  Try upgrading to 2.1.6 or 2.2-BETA.
2.  modload linux_mod.o on startup.
2.  The emulation does NOT support ELF binaries at this time (AFAIK).
Make sure these aren't ELF.


Doug White                              | University of Oregon  
Internet:  dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu    | Residence Networking Assistant
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