7/25/2002 12:49:49 AM, Dan Nelson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >In the last episode (Jul 24), Eric Dedrick said: >> Okay, we got it. I had to run linux_base-6 and *not* any type of >> linux_base (7.1) whatsoever. >> >> Since it would appear that running linux_base-6 and linux_base(7.1) are >> mutually exclusive (after all, they run non-compatable versions of glibc), >> here's a question: I have some software I can't upgrade (proprietary) >> that requires linux_base-6. If I install linux software from the ports, >> is it going to require linux_base 7.1? > >You should be able to install both ports at once. > >> Here was the hangup: In order to install linux_base-6, svr4.ko had to be >> unloaded from the kernel. Once linux_base-6 was installed, svr4.ko could >> be loaded again and things still worked just fine. At least that's what I >> think the solution was. >> >> At any rate, I can run my linux binaries now, though I am still somewhat >> dis-satisfied. Why do things break under 7.1 and not 6? > >Dunno. It looks like all your linux binaries got branded to the wrong >type (svr4 instead of Linux), so the svr4 layer grabbed them first if >it was loaded. Try this: > >find /compat/linux -type f -perm +a+x -ls | xargs brandelf -t Linux > >, which should rebrand all the Linux binaries to Linux. It shouldn't >be necessary though. > >-- > Dan Nelson > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I changed from 6 to 7.1 when -STABLE did using portupgrade, and managed not to break anything in the system, including Opera and Acrobat5. Don't know whether it was just dumb luck, but as a general cure for running two versions of any port, especially linux_base, I tend to favor it. Jud To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
