From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Mar 15 19:24:50 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C8FD31065681 for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:24:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsam@ipt.ru) Received: from services.ipt.ru (services.ipt.ru [194.62.233.110]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C6B7A8FC1E for ; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:24:46 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bsam@ipt.ru) Received: from [85.173.16.53] (helo=localhost.my.domain) by services.ipt.ru with esmtpa (Exim 4.54 (FreeBSD)) id 1Jabzo-0000Df-Gn; Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:24:45 +0300 To: eculp References: <20080315080424.13561oymhrersh8g@intranet.encontacto.net> <62449124@ipt.ru> <20080315135046.50957aqphwntgv40@intranet.encontacto.net> From: Boris Samorodov Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 22:24:25 +0300 In-Reply-To: <20080315135046.50957aqphwntgv40@intranet.encontacto.net> (eculp@encontacto.net's message of "Sat\, 15 Mar 2008 13\:50\:46 -0500") Message-ID: <40994934@ipt.ru> User-Agent: Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.1 (berkeley-unix) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: freebsd-emulation Subject: Re: What is the recommended LinuxEmulator and kernel that will run skype-devel and maybe Flash9 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 19:24:50 -0000 On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 13:50:46 -0500 eculp wrote: > Quoting Boris Samorodov : > > On Sat, 15 Mar 2008 08:04:24 -0500 eculp wrote: > > > >> Since the skype port has some upgrade issues I decided to build > >> skype-devel on AMD64 Current and know that a 2.6 kernel is needed. > >> What would be the recommended, leading edge linux emulator and kernel > >> version. This is my laptop and isn't really mission critical so I can > >> give myself the luxury of doing some experimenting. If I'm lucky one > >> of these days the linux flash9 plugin may even work. > > > > I suppose it's linux_base-f7 for now. Please, read > > /usr/ports/UPDAING. > I had already set the kernel to 2.4.20 and though that there might be > an advantage to go to f7 and a 2.6.?? kernel. UPDATING doesn't give > me that info. If there is major advantage, like flash9, the new skype > with video, etc. I will think about it it bit more. Can't say anything about 2.4.20. Only 2.4.2 (the default one) and 2.6.16 (with is intended to become a default in the future) are tested. Use any other values at your risk. WBR -- bsam