Re: [uml-user] eth0 not found error

2006-02-22 Thread Nithin B R
hi Stefano, I was able to configure a TUN/TAP network with the prebuilt kernel that came with Debian. However, I am facing problem when I try to boot my custom kernel. I complied my image using 2.6.15. The booting freezes at > Configuring network interfaces: I am not able to figure out why. Pls f

RE: udev doesn't create /dev/ubd* (was: Re: [uml-user] 2.6.16-rc4 UML, FC3, missing /dev/ubd0)

2006-02-22 Thread John Dykstra
> > If the UML website was a Wiki, I'd add text describing the different > > block device naming and how it affects root filesystems. > > The UML wiki is http://uml.harlowhill.com/ http://uml.harlowhill.com/index.php/DevfsUdev. Feel free to correct, copy elsewhere or barf. -- John

RE: udev doesn't create /dev/ubd* (was: Re: [uml-user] 2.6.16-rc4 UML, FC3, missing /dev/ubd0)

2006-02-22 Thread John Dykstra
> > If the UML website was a Wiki, I'd add text describing the different > > block device naming and how it affects root filesystems. > > But I can't, so you might want to. > > The UML wiki is http://uml.harlowhill.com/ Do you know off-hand when in the 2.6 series ufs replaced devfs, for UML p

Re: [uml-user] Accessing process information in UML

2006-02-22 Thread Jeff Dike
On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 04:37:43PM +0100, Blaisorblade wrote: > You can modify "ps" to read UML's /proc files via the "proc" uml_mconsole > command. No you can't, because "proc" only reads files that you already know exist. It doesn't read the contents of a directory, which is what ps needs. A

Re: udev doesn't create /dev/ubd* (was: Re: [uml-user] 2.6.16-rc4 UML, FC3, missing /dev/ubd0)

2006-02-22 Thread Jeff Dike
On Wed, Feb 22, 2006 at 10:18:50AM -0600, John Dykstra wrote: > Is the "true" root fs mounted as a leaf somewhere on the tmpfs? Where? The tmpfs is mounted over the original /dev in the root fs, not the other way around. > If the UML website was a Wiki, I'd add text describing the different > bl

RE: udev doesn't create /dev/ubd* (was: Re: [uml-user] 2.6.16-rc4 UML, FC3, missing /dev/ubd0)

2006-02-22 Thread John Dykstra
> Starting udev: > > [ OK ] > > This is the point - it remounts a tmpfs filesystem on /dev > and fills it via udev. There are lines above that saying: EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) readonly. Is the "true" root fs mounte

Re: [uml-user] Running UML

2006-02-22 Thread Blaisorblade
On Wednesday 22 February 2006 08:44, Dinesh Kannan wrote: > Hi friends > > I want to know whether I can able to run 2.6 based UML kernel over a 2.4 > based host kernel. I still use the Red Hat 9.0 distribution with the kernel > 2.4.20-8. Will I will be able to run a 2.6 based UML kernel on it. Pl

Re: [uml-user] Accessing process information in UML

2006-02-22 Thread Blaisorblade
On Wednesday 22 February 2006 08:20, Dinesh Kannan wrote: > Hello friends, > > I am trying to build a tool that should display the process running in > the UML. The tool should display the information as if I were issuing a > 'ps' or 'top' command. Can anyone help me in this regard. You can modi

udev doesn't create /dev/ubd* (was: Re: [uml-user] 2.6.16-rc4 UML, FC3, missing /dev/ubd0)

2006-02-22 Thread Blaisorblade
On Wednesday 22 February 2006 01:16, John Dykstra wrote: > I've got another cannot-boot problem. My UML is built from 2.6.16-rc4 > source, with Jeff's patch set and the defconfig configuration. My root > filesystem is > http://www.stearns.org/uml-root/root_fs.fc-3-base.pristine.20050605.bz2, > wi