Start with the guest. The host isn't nearly as critical. Tony
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M Taha Masood Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 2:12 PM To: Ernie Fontes; user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [uml-user] problems getting started with User mode linux thanks , but do you mean i should recompile and patch the kernel of my host or the guest or both? regards Taha --- Ernie Fontes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I recently had similar problems setting up UML. > > You need to download a recent vanilla (unmodified) > kernel from kernel.org. > (eg. 2.6.12) > Then patch it with the corresponding patch from > http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade > The instructions on that site should guide you > through patching and > building. > > Ernie > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: M Taha Masood [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 7:21 AM > > To: user-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: [uml-user] problems getting started with > User mode linux > > > > Hello folks > > > > I have installed Fedora Core 3 ( Fc3 ) on my host > > machine and was trying to get started on user > mode > > linux . > > What i understood from the various information on > the > > web is that starting from kernel version 2.6.9 , > the > > Makefiles for building the kernel image , will > accept > > the switch "ARCH=um" and generate the target user > mode > > linux app instead of native kernel image. > > > > The kernel version of my host linux is 2.6.9-1.667 > > > > > > A) > > > > so following the instructions at the URL > > > > > http://www.isi.edu/~fstann/papers/BuildingEmstar2.0InFedora3.pdf > > > > i downloaded the RPM of the kernel sources for > version > > 2.6.9-1.667 and then did a > > > > "make xconfig ARCH=um" > > > > even though the instructions on the web specify > that > > from this point onward we should do a > > > > "make linux ARCH=um" > > > > but the main Makefile contains no linux: entry. > > > > anyways then once done with the configuration when > i > > did a > > > > "make ARCH=um" > > > > it gives the following errors > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux]# make ARCH=um > > CHK include/linux/version.h > > UPD include/linux/version.h > > SYMLINK include/asm -> include/asm-um > > SPLIT include/linux/autoconf.h -> > include/config/* > > HOSTCC arch/um/sys-i386/util/mk_sc > > HOSTCC arch/um/kernel/skas/util/mk_ptregs > > CHK arch/um/include/skas_ptregs.h > > UPD arch/um/include/skas_ptregs.h > > CHK arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/sc.h > > UPD arch/um/include/sysdep-i386/sc.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/arch > > SYMLINK arch/um/include/sysdep > > SYMLINK arch/um/os > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/archparam.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/system.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/sigcontext.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/processor.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/ptrace.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/arch-signal.h > > SYMLINK include/asm-um/module.h > > CHK arch/um/include/uml-config.h > > UPD arch/um/include/uml-config.h > > HOSTCC arch/um/util/mk_constants_kern.o > > gcc: -pg and -fomit-frame-pointer are incompatible > > make[1]: *** [arch/um/util/mk_constants_kern.o] > Error > > 1 > > make: *** [arch/um/util] Error 2 > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > what should i do to rectify this error? > > > > > > B) > > > > i went to kernel.org and thought maybe i should > try > > this on a newer version of the kernel with the UML > so > > i downloaded the kernel version 2.6.12.3 and did > the > > same with it. Please note that my host kernel is > still > > 2.6.9-1.667 . > > > > now atleast it compiled fine , but trying to run > linux > > UML binary , it exits with the following error: > > > > ---------------------------------- > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] linux-2.6.12.3]# ./linux > > Checking for /proc/mm...not found > > Checking PROT_EXEC mmap in /tmp...OK > > tracing thread pid = 5086 > > Segmentation fault > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > > > what should i do to rectify this? > > > > also any other pointers and advice are welcome > > > > > > thanks and regards > > Taha > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________ > > Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home > page > > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software > Conference & EXPO > > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * > Development Lifecycle > > Practices > > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing > Projects & Teams * Testing & QA > > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * > http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > > _______________________________________________ > > User-mode-linux-user mailing list > > User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF.Net email is Sponsored by the Better Software > Conference & EXPO > September 19-22, 2005 * San Francisco, CA * > Development Lifecycle Practices > Agile & Plan-Driven Development * Managing Projects > & Teams * Testing & QA > Security * Process Improvement & Measurement * > http://www.sqe.com/bsce5sf > _______________________________________________ > User-mode-linux-user mailing list > User-mode-linux-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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