Date: Mon, 19 Jan 1998 13:36:36 +1030 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Matthew Hagerty <matthew@wolfepub.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FreeBSD on BSD/OS (BSDI) Message-ID: <19980119133636.29357@lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <3.0.1.32.19980118214936.006a7da8@wolfepub.com>; from Matthew Hagerty on Sun, Jan 18, 1998 at 09:49:36PM -0500 References: <3.0.1.32.19980118214936.006a7da8@wolfepub.com>
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On Sun, Jan 18, 1998 at 09:49:36PM -0500, Matthew Hagerty wrote: > I was wondering how I can get my FreeBSD 2.2.5 box to run BSD/OS (BSDI) > binaries. First, you must somehow get them on your system. Then you must ensure that they're executable. Then you run them. FreeBSD has native support for BSD/OS binaries, as long as they're not ELF. ELF is coming, but it's not here yet. > The list of features indicates the FreeBSD can run Linux, BSDI, and > SCO binaries. I have gone through compiling a custom kernel and did > not see any options for adding BSDI or SCO compatibility. Take a look at /etc/rc.conf for SCO and Linux. There are parameters you set. For Linux you also need kernel support; I assume you've found that and think that it's needed for the others as well. It isn't. Greg
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