On Wed, Aug 13, 2008 at 01:28:22PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > Quoting "Nate Eldredge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (from Tue, 12 Aug > 2008 23:52:35 -0700 (PDT)): > > >Hi folks, > > > >I recently tried to run a Linux binary of Maple (commercial math > >software) on my FreeBSD 7.0-RELEASE/amd64 box, and the machine > >rebooted. I tried it again while watching the console, and no panic > >message appeared to be produced. Does anyone have any ideas on how > >to debug problems of this nature? I realize I may not be able to > >get Maple to work, but in any case the system should not die like > >this, so I can at least try to fix that bug. > > > >Incidentally, is it possible to run kdb with a USB keyboard? > >Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Esc gives me the kdb prompt, but I can't type, so I > >can do nothing except hit the power button. I do have > >hint.atkbd.0.flags="0x1" in /boot/device.hints. Unfortunately I > >don't have a PS/2 keyboard on hand, though I can try and get a hold > >of one if all else fails. > > A guess out of my cristallball: > That's one of the cases which happen if you run a linux program > without branding it as a linux program first. People tend to think it > is not needed, but in some rare circumstances it just causes what you > see, a reboot. So go and identify all binaries (IMPORTANT: but not the > libraries!), e.g. with the file(1), and use "brandelf -t Linux" on > those programs.
That would be an enormous local hole, assuming an native FreeBSD binary may cause system crash. I actually doubt that non-branded elf binary ever start, due to unsatisfied dynamic dependencies.
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