-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA512 Andrew Sinclair wrote: > Hi there, > > I've been trying to run UML on FC6 (kernel 2.6.20-1.2933.fc6) and appear > to have encountered the same issue as described in the following > threads: You need to upgrade your host kernel. Try 2.6.21 or >= 2.6.20.8
Antoine > > http://www.mail-archive.com/user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/ > msg04571.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/m > sg04479.html > > Has there been any further resolution of trying to get UML to run on > FC6? The system hangs when I get to "VFS: Mounted root (ext3 filesystem) > readonly." > > I have applied patches described in both threads to kernel 2.6.19 and > rebuilt and still encounter issues. I have also tried pre-built kernels > 2.6.21.1 downloaded via http://uml.nagafix.co.uk/, and 2.6.13.4-bs5, > 2.6.16.9-bs2, 2.6.18.1-bb2 from > http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade/binaries/ > > I have attempted loads of prebuilt rootfs Busybox 1.5.0, 1.1.0, Debian > 4.0 from http://uml.nagafix.co.uk/, and also a hostfs rootfs with most > of the kernels. > > I am able to get pre-built kernel and rootfs operating on Mepis (using > kernel 2.6.18.1-bb2 and rootfs busybox-1.5.0) or Red Hat 7.3 (using > kernel 2.4.32-bs3 and rootfs busybox-1.1.1) > > > My command line has been something like > /linux rootfstype=hostfs init=/bin/sh > > or > > /linux ubd0=./rootfs init=/bin/sh > > I have also various other switches described in > http://uml.nagafix.co.uk/ and http://www.landley.net/code/UML.html > > Can anyone help? > > Kind Regards > > Andrew Sinclair > >> Antoine Martin wrote: >>>> Downgrading to skas-v8.2 makes things work fine again. >>> Ah, did you get around to generate a v8.2 patch for 2.6.19? >> http://www.theshore.net/~caker/uml/patches/skas-2.6.19.1-v8.2.patch >> >> So far so good. I've got a few hosts running it now, but only a few >> UMLs on each one. Still too early to tell if we'll run into the hang >> with certain filesystems... >> >>>> I think the key to reproducing this is a skas-v9 host. It doesn't >>>> happen for me on every file system, which is somewhat interesting. >>> Yep, it seems like a nptl/glibc issue (just a guess though) >> BTW, stay away from 2.6.19.1 if you use ebtables -- there's a BUG. >> 2.6.19 works, and the above patch will apply just fine. >> >> -Chris > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.4 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGTZcTGK2zHPGK1rsRCs8AAJ9YPCCKTlIS+407eF7khjb0GCOJlwCfStBB R6J3uQ6OiNyuBwhiVLLpFG0= =xq45 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel
