Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 00:31:45 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: Matthew Peacock <Mattp@innerrange.com.au> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Please help with linux compatibility Message-ID: <14881.65489.959185.401391@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <93472339@toto.iv>
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Matthew Peacock <Mattp@innerrange.com.au> types: > Hello, > > I recently purchased a copy of the FreeBSD Toolkit v5.0. > I wanted to try the version of StarOffice-3.1 that comes with the disks in > the Toolkit. I understand that i need to run the linux KLD in order to > achieve this. > > When I installed the FreeBSD operating system on my computer it asked if I > wanted linux compatibility and I said yes. After installation I checked the > /usr/compat/linux directory and it seemed to have quite a few directories > including lib, bin, sbin... Was there anything in them? > I also checked my rc.conf file and it said LINUX_ENABLE = "NO". I changed it > to "YES" and rebooted. > I then ran the kldstat program to see if the linux module was loaded but it > didn't appear to be. Huh - that should have been fixed at install time. > I then typed the following: > #linux > > And the system responded with "No such command". That's right, there is no such command. Linux "emulation" is a misnomer; there isn't a program you run that "emulates" linux; instead there is a layer in the kernel that emulates the linux system calls. It should be called Linux "compatability" mode, as that's all that's really going on. > Can you please tell me what I need to do to get linux compatibility to work? > I think I have done everything right. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Looks like you've done everything you need to. Linux binaries should now run as well as they do on a Linux distro consisting of what you have installed in /usr/compat/linux. StarOffice seems to be someone flaky when installing it as a port, though - lots of people have problems getting it to work. However, if you haven't, you should try installing it. <mike -- Mike Meyer http://www.mired.org/home/mwm/ Independent WWW/Unix/FreeBSD consultant, email for rates. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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