Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 11:45:28 +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: <79533703@bsam.ru> In-Reply-To: <200703302313.00077.ABabiy@shaw.ca> (Andriy Babiy's message of "Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:12:59 -0700") References: <200703281944.58223.ABabiy@shaw.ca> <200703292301.29197.ABabiy@shaw.ca> <02755522@bsam.ru> <200703302313.00077.ABabiy@shaw.ca>
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On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:12:59 -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. > > To answer your question. The default (GENERIC) kernel should use i386 > > binaries, can't say about kernel modules though. > It should work, but it didn't. As I didn't touch those parameters, they > were present in my kernel configuration. Is there anything else I should > set or configure? Just in case, if someone can have a look at my kernel > config and advise me, please find it attached. > Thank you. Well, so far so good. You didn't show any error messages and any diagnostics. I even can't understand your "it doesn't build on amd64". Did you give it a try (to install from the port)? Have you got any error messages? Does your sound card work with FreeBSD applications? Which version of FreeBSD do you run? 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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