Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 13:13:49 +0400 From: Boris Samorodov <bsam@ipt.ru> To: Andriy Babiy <ABabiy@shaw.ca> Cc: FreeBSD-questions <FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: skype replacement Message-ID: <02755522@bsam.ru> In-Reply-To: <200703292301.29197.ABabiy@shaw.ca> (Andriy Babiy's message of "Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:01:29 -0700") References: <200703281944.58223.ABabiy@shaw.ca> <77801502@serv3.int.kfs.ru> <200703292301.29197.ABabiy@shaw.ca>
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On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 23:01:29 -0700 Andriy Babiy wrote: > > > Since skype requires some i386 binary, it doesn't build on amd64. > > > > Where did you manage to get the sources? > > Why didn't you give a try to use the port (/usr/ports/net/skype)? > > It works just fine at amd64 (COMPAT_IA32 and COMPAT_LINUX32 > > should be used for kernel configuration). > Thank you. I didn't know about those parameters. I'll give it a try. Well, there are the defaults and are presented at the GENERIC kernel. > Perhaps, if I add the parameters to the kernel configuration, > linuxflashplugin will build on amd64 too? Yes, it should work. > Can it be applied to the kernel modules? I have an intergrated network card > from Marvell. They provide i386 binary module only. Is it assumed to be > working if I indicate these parameters; however I think they're helpless > in this case. Are you sure that your network card adapter is not supported? Did you ask (if you run -stable) at the freebsd-stable@ about this network card? To answer your question. The default (GENERIC) kernel should use i386 binaries, can't say about kernel modules though. WBR -- Boris Samorodov (bsam) Research Engineer, http://www.ipt.ru Telephone & Internet SP FreeBSD committer, http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve
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