From owner-freebsd-questions Fri May 23 11:28:38 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA06619 for questions-outgoing; Fri, 23 May 1997 11:28:38 -0700 (PDT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.cdrom.com [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA06614 for ; Fri, 23 May 1997 11:28:36 -0700 (PDT) Received: from horton.iaces.com (root@horton.iaces.com [204.147.87.98]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id LAA20774 for ; Fri, 23 May 1997 11:28:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: (from proot@localhost) by horton.iaces.com (8.8.5/8.8.4) id NAA25311; Fri, 23 May 1997 13:28:28 -0500 (CDT) From: "Paul T. Root" Message-Id: <199705231828.NAA25311@horton.iaces.com> Subject: Re: "System full"? / Linux emulation To: stefan.veith@mail.online-club.de (New User) Date: Fri, 23 May 1997 13:28:28 -0500 (CDT) Cc: questions@freebsd.com In-Reply-To: <199705231310.PAA07660@rpops002.rp-online.de> from New User at "May 23, 97 03:11:45 pm" X-Organization: !nterprise Networking Services - ACES X-Phone: (612) 663-1979 X-Fax: (612) 663-8030 X-Page: (800) SKY-PAGE PIN: 537-7270 X-Address: 200 S. 5th St., Suite 1100 X-Address: Minneapolis, MN 55402 X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL22 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk In a previous message, New User said: > -- [ From: New User * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] -- > > 1. Question: > I tried to compile a new kernel with my personal configuration (ISDN, no > SCSI, etc) but whenever I type "make" it says after some minutes of > compiation: "System full [...]". Where is my problem? I use a 1-GB-HDD; > typing "df" I learn that about 60% of /var and /usr are in use (/proc=100%). > Do I have too little memory (12K) or a too slow processor (486/DX-40)? [I > think that this could *not* be the reason.] I assume that's 12M of memory. /proc will always be 100%. I'm not sure what this could be. System full isn't a normal FS error. Can you send the actual output of the build? How much swap to you have, maybe you're running out of main memory/swap. > 2. Question: > I tried to run Liunx programmes; before I did so, I changed in > /etc/sysconfig LINUX="NO" to "YES". But having restarted my computer none of > them ran. I use the 2.2.1-stable release of FreeBSD and did evereything the > handbook says. Where is the error? And one more question: Do Linux > programmes run slower on FreeBSD than under their native platform? I mean: > is this emulation robbing system resources and computing time? Did you install the linux libraries? (linux-lib package) try running /compat/linux/usr/sbin/ldd on the linux programs your trying to run. It will tell you if any libraries are missing. What programs are you trying to run? I have doom, acroread and Star Office running fine under linux. > I would be happy if You could answer at least one question so that I will be > able to use FreeBSD correctly. > Yours, > Stefan Veith > > -- Herbivores ate well cause their food didn't ever run. --Jonathan Fishman