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From: saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: enable linux compatibility
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--- Lowell Gilbert
<freebsd-questions-local@be-well.ilk.org> wrote:

> saravanan ganapathy <sarav_gsa@yahoo.com> writes:
> 
> > Hai 
> > 
> > I tried to enable linux compatibility on my
> freebsd
> > (5.3 Release)kernel by adding 'options
> COMPAT_LINUX'
> > in my kernel config file and recompiled the kernel
> > using this file.But even after, this is not
> enabled.
> > 
> > kldstat o/p shows as 
> > 
> > # kldstat
> > Id Refs Address    Size     Name
> >  1    3 0xc0400000 5ef620   kernel
> >  2   14 0xc09f0000 537f0    acpi.ko
> 
> Right.  You installed it directly into your kernel,
> instead of as a
> kernel module.  Therefore, it does not show up in a
> list of kernel
> modules.  
> 
> > The 'linux' command also not found. 
> 
> Not needed.
> 
> > What may be the problem?
> 
> You haven't tried anything that *uses* the linux
> compatibility.
> What do you want it for?

How do I confirm that linux compatibility has been
enabled?

Sarav


		
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