On Wed, June 22, 2011 9:37 am, Nilanjan Goswami wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am new to this group. Sorry for for bugging with so many questions.
>
> I am trying to install x86 full system stuff on  my local system. I
> receive the following message :
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> [nil@nil-ideal:gem5-dev]$ ./build/X86_FS/gem5.debug configs/example/fs.py
> gem5 Simulator System.  http://gem5.org
> gem5 is copyrighted software; use the --copyright option for details.
>
> gem5 compiled Jun 21 2011 23:39:48
> gem5 started Jun 22 2011 10:30:32
> gem5 executing on nil-ideal
> command line: ./build/X86_FS/gem5.debug configs/example/fs.py
> warning: add_child('terminal'): child 'terminal' already has parent
> Global frequency set at 1000000000000 ticks per second
> info: No kernel set for full system simulation. Assuming you know what
> you're doing...
>       0: rtc: Real-time clock set to Sun Jan  1 00:00:00 2012
> panic: Error opening /dist/m5/system/disks/x86root.img
>  @ cycle 0
> [open:build/X86_FS/dev/disk_image.cc, line 79]
> Memory Usage: 201844 KBytes
> Program aborted at cycle 0
> Aborted
>

You need to supply the path to the Linux kernel as well. The following
command line works for me --

./build/X86_FS/gem5.fast ./configs/example/fs.py --kernel
/scratch/nilay/linux-2.6.28.4/vmlinux


>
> Is there any detailed help regarding X86 full system installation?
> (I can successfully build and run the X86_SE binary; X86_FS mode simulator
> is also compiled successfully)

You can browse the documentation and the mailing list archives. If you
still have questions, then post them on the mailing list.

>
> Do I need GUI support and superuser support for X86_FS mode simulation?

No

>
> Is it possible to migrate the X86_FS installation to cluster without
> superuser support?

What do you mean by migrating installation to cluster?

>
> I noticed that gem5-stable is not compilable in the cluster however
> gem5-dev is compilable. Any hint on why its so?
>

--
Nilay

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