Quoting "Roman Divacky" <rdivacky_at_FreeBSD.org> (from Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:16:05 +0200): > On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 12:00:06PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> Quoting "Stefan Lambrev" <stefan.lambrev_at_moneybookers.com> (from Wed, >> 17 Sep 2008 12:17:40 +0300): >> >> > >> > >> >Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> >>Quoting "Stefan Lambrev" <stefan.lambrev_at_moneybookers.com> (from >> >>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 16:32:29 +0300): >> >> >> >>>Virtual Drive Information: >> >>>VD DRV RLP RLS RLQ STS SIZE STATE NAME >> >>>0 2 1 0 0 64kB 139392MB Optimal Ah and btw I >> >>>think it was mandatory to have compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.12 >> >>>(2.6.16 works too but you have to fix the script to not complain - >> >>>i think the port is still not fixed?) >> >> >> >>Not related to $Subject, but related to the linuxulator: Only use >> >>the default osrelease value or 2.6.16. Anything else may open >> >>pandoras box. >> >The port comes with a shell script/wrapper which require you to use >> >2.6.12. I think the maintainer promised to change it to >= 2.6.12 >> >I personally use 2.6.16 and fixed the wrapper by myself to work only >> >with this version. >> >The point of the maintainer is that if it works with 2.6.12, why we >> >should disable it? >> >For me it's enough to work with default 2.6.16 value, but someone >> >may want to experiment .. not that a small shell script will stop >> >them .. >> >> The linuxulator (kernel) will only switch to 2.6 mode with 2.6.16, >> with everything else it will stay in 2.4 mode. The linux >> infrastructure (ports) may decide to do their own stuff based upon the >> value of osversion. In the linux_base-fc6 this is the case for sure >> (libc and so on). The port you use may do the same. You've been >> warned... > > actually linuxulator checks if the "osrelease" string is at least 3 chars > long and if the 3rd char is "6" so "2.6.16" works exactly the same as > "9.6.IamAlittleBUTTERFLY".... Ups... sorry. It seems my memory fades away regarding this. Bye, Alexander. -- A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a working simple system. http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander _at_ Leidinger.net: PGP ID = B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild _at_ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID = 72077137Received on Thu Sep 18 2008 - 06:00:52 UTC
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