Re: [uml-user] UML newbie - "nslookup and networking" problems resolved with SKA

2005-04-13 Thread Blaisorblade
On Monday 11 April 2005 11:04, Simon Waters wrote: > On Friday 08 Apr 2005 6:28 pm, Blaisorblade wrote: > > On Friday 08 April 2005 17:04, Jelle Boomstra wrote: > > > On Friday 08 April 2005 16:49, Simon Waters wrote: > > > > Was running Debian testing on host, with the various Debian UML > > > > p

RE: [uml-user] UML crash after upgrade from SUSE 9.1 to 9.2

2005-04-13 Thread Gerald Richter
Hi, > > > > Since I need to keep the SuSE kernel for the host system > for various > > > reasons, would it solve the problem, if I include the commandline > > > syemu patch in the guest kernel and start it with > nosysemu parameter? > > I'm almost sure an updated SuSE kernel would solve this.

Re: [uml-user] "stable" kernel ?!

2005-04-13 Thread Dave Pearson
On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 17:32 +0200, Fabio Ricci wrote: > For stable i mean a kernel that can run on a big set of guest host, i > need to give this kernel to many students for experimenting over > linux. > i saw on irc channel that 2.4.21 is the "stable" kernel (in the topic) > but i also saw that no

[uml-user] [uml-user]UML guest 2.6.9 bb4 can't start xterm

2005-04-13 Thread yinyang
Dear UML developers,   My UML host is 2.6.10-1.770_FC3.uml, guest is 2.6.9 with uml-2.6.9-bb4 patch. I want to start guest with xterm. But every time UML hangs just after Virtual Console 1 appeared.     yinyangTel:  (86)10-6265-9372 ext 1003Fax: (86)10-6265-7255Mailing: P. O.

[uml-user] Trying to bring up UML on 2.6.11 guest, 2.4.27 host

2005-04-13 Thread Ian McDonald
Hi there, I feel like I am losing my marbles but I am probably making a really simple mistake... Below is the startup script I use for running a 2.4.27 guest on a 2.4.27 host and it works fine. (NB Host is bog standard with no SKAS etc and I can't alter) #! /bin/bash export PATH=$PATH:/usr/

Re: [uml-user] "stable" kernel ?!

2005-04-13 Thread Anthony Brock
Fabio, The most advanced, stable and mature UML kernel (IMHO) is a 2.6.10 (or newer) host kernel with v7 or newer of the SKAS patch. This host should be able to run almost any functional UML host. You can download the SKAS patch from: http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade/ However, this de

Re: [uml-user] trying to connect to pty

2005-04-13 Thread Blaisorblade
On Sunday 10 April 2005 13:33, Blaisorblade wrote: > On Friday 08 April 2005 20:29, Jed Reynolds wrote: > > Question about connecting ptys. I've tried specifying various ssl > > options to try to connect to serial lines but I don't see any boot > > messages saying any ptys are being allocated. Am I

Re: [uml-user] Trying to bring up UML on 2.6.11 guest, 2.4.27 host

2005-04-13 Thread Rus Foster
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Ian McDonald wrote: > Hi there, > > I feel like I am losing my marbles but I am probably making a really > simple mistake... In your /etc/fstab on the guest try using /dev/udba instead of /dev/udb0. Its basically subbing udb0 for ubda in some way but it seems to change wit

[uml-user] problem about xterm!

2005-04-13 Thread yinyang
Hello,   Now, I got an error like this: "xterm: Can't execvp port-helper: No such file or directory" when I boot the UML guest . Anybody knows how deal with ?   Thanks !       yinyang Tel:  (86)10-6265-9372 ext 1003Fax: (86)10-6265-7255Mailing:

[uml-user] Re: [uml-devel] guest performance

2005-04-13 Thread Blaisorblade
On Tuesday 12 April 2005 16:37, itamar wrote: > How to make a guest machine running more fast ? > > > CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC =Y or CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC=N The second is surely faster but less safe. > What´s the best for a uml provider ? For recent (IIRC >= 2.6.9, at least) the difference of perf

Re: [uml-user] Still UML guest kernel 2.6.x problems

2005-04-13 Thread Blaisorblade
On Tuesday 12 April 2005 11:41, Daniel Tombeil wrote: > Hello, > I tried all the suggestions from the list without success. Thanks to all. A > memtest on my hostmachine didn't find any memory errors. I assigned more > memory to the UML without success. There is still the problem with the sshd > an

Re: [uml-user] UML newbie - "nslookup and networking" problems resolved with SKA

2005-04-13 Thread Simon Waters
On Tuesday 12 Apr 2005 6:54 pm, Blaisorblade wrote: > > > I tried a build of 2.6.11 (stock kernel) with the ARCH=um, > > Yes, that does not build on Woody, we have recently fixed that... try -bs4 > from the website. We have sarge as host, but I'll try -bs4 when I get some time. Busy making the U

[uml-user] The best way for /dev/

2005-04-13 Thread Fabio Ricci
Which is the best for handling /dev fs? i have tried to use udev with hotplug but it seems that the boot phase is too much long, instead with devfs i cant see some link on /dev. Thanks Fabio Ricci --- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Gu

Re: [uml-user] problem about xterm!

2005-04-13 Thread Frank Sorenson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 yinyang wrote: | Hello, | | Now, I got an error like this: "xterm: Can't execvp port-helper: No such | file or directory" when I boot the UML guest . Anybody knows how deal | with ? Thanks ! Install the UML Utilities from http://user-mode-linux.sour

[uml-user] problem about debug mode

2005-04-13 Thread yinyang
Hi,       I had built 2.6.10 kernel without any patch as guest. The host kernel is 2.6.9-1.667(Fedora Core 3 's default kernel).  While running the UML in debug mode,  the gbd hang just after print - This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"...Using host libthread_db li

Re: [uml-user] Trying to bring up UML on 2.6.11 guest, 2.4.27 host

2005-04-13 Thread jdike
On Wed, Apr 13, 2005 at 02:12:17PM +1200, Ian McDonald wrote: > Below is the startup script I use for running a 2.4.27 guest on a > 2.4.27 host and it works fine. (NB Host is bog standard with no SKAS > etc and I can't alter) > VFS: Cannot open root device "98:0" or unknown-block(98,0) > Pleas

Re: [uml-user] [uml-user]UML guest 2.6.9 bb4 can't start xterm

2005-04-13 Thread Ian McDonald
Can you post the output please from startup - either capture the screen output through something like "linux > err.out" and copy across from /var/log/messages if you can get inside the UML file systems. On 13/04/05, yinyang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Dear UML developers, > > My UML host

Re: [uml-user] The best way for /dev/

2005-04-13 Thread Jim Carter
On Wed, 13 Apr 2005, Fabio Ricci wrote: > Which is the best for handling /dev fs? > i have tried to use udev with hotplug but it seems that the boot phase is too > much long, > instead with devfs i cant see some link on /dev. In kernel 2.6.x, devfs is no longer Politically Correct, but as you say

Re: [uml-user] Still UML guest kernel 2.6.x problems

2005-04-13 Thread Daniel Tombeil
Hello Blaisorblade, On Tue, 2005-04-12 at 19:35 +0200, Blaisorblade wrote: > On Tuesday 12 April 2005 11:41, Daniel Tombeil wrote: > > Hello, > [...] > If you use Sarge, I guess you should be able to move /lib/tls away, and it > should start working. thanks a lot. It works fine now. Sorry, di

Re: [uml-user] Loadav always >1.0 (2.6.X)

2005-04-13 Thread Daniel Tombeil
Hello Dave, On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 10:24 +0100, Dave Pearson wrote: > Hi > > My loadav (using kernel 2.6.9 and above) in my guest kernels is always > at least 1.0... does anyone else get this? yes, itÂs the same here. ksoftirqd is always runable. top - 21:12:12 up 4 min, 1 user, load average:

Re: [uml-user] Loadav always >1.0 (2.6.X)

2005-04-13 Thread Peter
This is something I noticed creep in at 2.6.11. Blaisorblade suggested turning off the real time clock UML compile option. Want to try that and reply to the list with the results? Regards, Peter Daniel Tombeil wrote: Hello Dave, On Sat, 2005-04-09 at 10:24 +0100, Dave Pearson wrote: Hi My load

[uml-user] problem about debug mode

2005-04-13 Thread yinyang
  Hi,       I had built 2.6.10 kernel without any patch as guest. The host kernel is 2.6.10 vanilla. The linux distribution is Fedora Core3.  While running the UML in debug mode,  the gbd hang just after print - This GDB was configured as "i386-redhat-linux-gnu"

Re: [uml-user] Trying to bring up UML on 2.6.11 guest, 2.4.27 host

2005-04-13 Thread Ian McDonald
Aha - that is the solution to my problem on this machine - didn't realise that it was a kernel config option on 2.6.x and off by default. Then had the following which was due to me not setting character devices up in kernel options: "Using a channel type which is configured out of UML" multiple ty