Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 02:59:51 +0000 (UTC) From: Allan Jude <allanjude@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r44893 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu Message-ID: <201405210259.s4L2xpVv040282@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: allanjude Date: Wed May 21 02:59:51 2014 New Revision: 44893 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/44893 Log: Move the instructions to load the linux.ko module to before the instruction to install the port, as the port depends on the module being loaded. PR: docs/188968 Submitted by: venture37 <venture37@geeklan.co.uk> Approved by: eadler (mentor) Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Tue May 20 22:13:23 2014 (r44892) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/linuxemu/chapter.xml Wed May 21 02:59:51 2014 (r44893) @@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ either be installed manually or from the &os; Ports Collection.</para> + <para>Before attempting to build the port, load the &linux; kernel + module otherwise the build will fail</para> + + <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux</userinput></screen> + + <para>To verify that the module is loaded:</para> + + <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>kldstat</userinput> + Id Refs Address Size Name + 1 2 0xc0100000 16bdb8 kernel + 7 1 0xc24db000 d000 linux.ko</screen> + <para>The <package>emulators/linux-base-f10</package> package or port is the easiest way to install a base set of &linux; libraries and binaries on a &os; system. To install the @@ -116,18 +128,6 @@ <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>cd /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-f10</userinput> &prompt.root; <userinput>make install distclean</userinput></screen> - <para>Once installed, enable &linux; binary compatibility by - loading the <literal>linux</literal> module:</para> - - <screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>kldload linux</userinput></screen> - - <para>To verify that the module is loaded:</para> - - <screen>&prompt.user; <userinput>kldstat</userinput> -Id Refs Address Size Name - 1 2 0xc0100000 16bdb8 kernel - 7 1 0xc24db000 d000 linux.ko</screen> - <para>In order for &linux; compatibility to be enabled at boot time, add the following line to <filename>/etc/rc.conf</filename>:</para>
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