Date: Tue, 2 Apr 1996 18:48:07 +0100 (BST) From: <mac@nibsc.ac.uk> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Runs on SCO but not FreeBSD 2.1R Message-ID: <199604021748.SAA29035@chalsig.nibsc.ac.uk>
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Hi,
First time questioner here, so please be nice.
Having read through the FAQ and the handbook (/usr/share/doc/.....) of my nice
new FreeBSD 2.1.0R system (ftp'd from src.doc.ic.ac.uk a few days ago), I can
find no answers to this problem.
I have a few binaries on a SCO box that work, but not on FreeBSD.
I have compiled my own kernel and am booting from it. It contains only those
bits of GENERIC that I actually have in my PC, plus PS/2 mouse and the
COMPAT_IBCS2 option (in quotes) which appears to be needed for the 'ibcs2'
program to work. (Also npx _is_ still there and GPL_MATH_EMULATE, although I
have a 486DX)
However, when I try to run these executables, I get
% ./muicairs
./muicairs: Exec format error. Wrong Architecture.
which puzzles me as 'file' says:-
% file ./muicairs
./muicairs: Microsoft a.out separate pure segmented fixed-stack word-swapped
not-stripped 286 small model executable Large Text Large Data not stripped
which is also what the SCO box says (near as dammit).
What worries me more is that I can't even run a 'normal' SCO executable such as
'ls'. Havong transfered that over to my FreeBSD box I get:-
% ./ls
Abort trap
which makes me wonder if my kernel recompile actually hooked in the iBCS2
stuff.
Oh yes. I have set the 'ibcs2' option in /etc/sysconfig to YES and that appears
to work at boot time (gives no errors)
Basically HELP! Why can't I run SCIO binaries, and what on earth is the
"Microsoft a.out ...." format?
All the usual apologies about incorrect posting(mailing) area are to be
assumed; please redirect me as necessary.
Mac
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