Date: Sat, 10 Jan 2004 03:18:53 -0800 From: "Loren M. Lang" <lorenl@alzatex.com> To: FreeBSD Mailing list <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Linux Compatibility and Folding@Home Message-ID: <20040110111853.GA19505@alzatex.com> In-Reply-To: <1073732078.4114.11.camel@boxster.onthenet.com.au> References: <20040110103609.GB18865@alzatex.com> <1073732078.4114.11.camel@boxster.onthenet.com.au>
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--7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, Jan 10, 2004 at 08:54:39PM +1000, Q wrote: > On Sat, 2004-01-10 at 20:36, Loren M. Lang wrote: > > I was trying to run a Linux program called Folding@Home in FreeBSD, but > > it doesn't seem to want to load. I have a version compiled for > > glibc 2.2 I believe, but when I run it in bsd, I get the error message: > >=20 > > ELF binary type "0" not known. > > Abort trap >=20 > I have never tried this particular program, so I can't say if it will > work for sure, but I see no reason why it shouldn't. Try doing an > 'brandelf -t Linux <file>' and run it again. This will let FreeBSD know > that it's a Linux binary. >=20 It worked!=20 I'm assuming this actually modifies the elf file, is it still compatible with linux, and is this a common problem or just for certain rare executable? > > That was using version 3.x of F@H. They also have a glibc 2.3 version, > > but that also fails: > >=20 > > ./FAH3Console-LinuxB.exe: /lib/libc.so.6: version `GLIBC_2.3' not found > > (required by ./FAH3Console-LinuxB.exe) >=20 > If you need glibc 2.3 then you need to install the > 'emulation/linux_base-8' port, this is the equivalent to a RedHat 8 base > system, rather than the RedHat 7 base you have installed now. >=20 I'll try it. > Seeya...Q >=20 >=20 >=20 > !DSPAM:3fffdb41195678470827837! >=20 --=20 I sense much NT in you. NT leads to Bluescreen. Bluescreen leads to downtime. Downtime leads to suffering. NT is the path to the darkside. Powerful Unix is. Public Key: ftp://ftp.tallye.com/pub/lorenl_pubkey.asc Fingerprint: B3B9 D669 69C9 09EC 1BCD 835A FAF3 7A46 E4A3 280C =20 --7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE//9+d+vN6RuSjKAwRAqeMAKCYEFtUXVTioMt2e1osrlKIM6TLwACgzWyT Yc9cMOnwShyYvpMqMZiymXw= =gwo8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --7JfCtLOvnd9MIVvH--
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