Package: rootstrap Version: 0.3.22-1 Severity: wishlist Hi,
rootstrap supports installing (by copying) the modules available on the host during uml image creation time into the uml image (module uml). But after an update of user-mode-linux on the host, this copy becomes outdated and the image is missing the current modules. My favorite idea to fix this is mounting /lib/modules via hostfs from the hosts /usr/lib/uml/modules. This should work as long as the host is running the official debian uml package and the file system layout is not changed (or an installation with corresponding layout). It will work on non-debian and old debian guests, too. And will always provide modules matching the uml version on the host. mount -t hostfs hostfs -o ro,/usr/lib/uml/modules /lib/modules or in /etc/fstab: hostfs /lib/modules hostfs ro,/usr/lib/uml/modules 0 0 Other ideas included packaging the content of /usr/lib/uml/modules and installing them into the guest, but I see still enough problems: - differing update schemes for host and guest - old debian guests, that can't get new packages installed from the official archive - non-debian guests Andreas -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable'), (300, 'unstable'), (30, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.16-2-k7 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Versions of packages rootstrap depends on: ii debootstrap 0.3.3 Bootstrap a basic Debian system ii dpkg 1.13.21 package maintenance system for Deb ii python 2.3.5-10 An interactive high-level object-o ii user-mode-linux 2.6.17-1um-1 User-mode Linux (kernel) Versions of packages rootstrap recommends: ii uml-utilities 20060323-3 User-mode Linux (utility programs) -- no debconf information -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
