[uml-user] Problems setting guest instance memory limits

2008-04-28 Thread robl
Hi, I've recently upgraded my UML setup from a 2.6.8+skas3 host kernel to a 2.6.18+skas on debian etch. I've also upgraded to using the nagafix kernel32-2.6.24.3 kernel to run my guest instances in. I uses to be able to specify mem=3072M to the guest instance, but when I try this now I see :

Re: [uml-user] Problems setting guest instance memory limits

2008-04-28 Thread robl
Jeff Dike wrote: > On Mon, Apr 28, 2008 at 04:21:41PM +0100, robl wrote: >> I've recently upgraded my UML setup from a 2.6.8+skas3 host kernel to a >> 2.6.18+skas on debian etch. I've also upgraded to using the nagafix >> kernel32-2.6.24.3 kernel to run my guest i

[uml-user] Iptables Host Machine Setup

2006-06-08 Thread robl
Hi, I'm looking for some help/advice on setting up a firewall for my uml host machine. Specifically, I'm using tuntap and have eth0 listening promisc with br0 having the public internet facing ip. I then have tap (0,1,2) interfaces for each uml guest. I'd like to firewall the host machine so on

Re: [uml-user] rootstrap problem

2006-08-03 Thread robl
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ linux --showconfig | grep BLK_DEV_UBD CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_UBD_SYNC=y Appears to be enabled ... On Thu, 3 Aug 2006 09:36:59 -0400, Jeff Dike wrote > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 02:16:18PM +0100, robl wrote: > > [42949375.37] VFS: Cannot open root d

Re: [uml-user] rootstrap problem

2006-08-03 Thread robl
o Melchior wrote > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 02:16:18PM +0100, robl wrote: > Hi robl, > > > > I'm having a problem with rootstrap on Debian Sarge. When I run > > > > rootstrap ./root_fs > > > > The uml instance fails to boot with : > > > >

[uml-user] rootstrap problem

2006-08-03 Thread robl
Hi, I'm having a problem with rootstrap on Debian Sarge. When I run rootstrap ./root_fs The uml instance fails to boot with : [42949375.37] Initializing software serial port version 1 [42949375.37] Failed to open '/', errno = 21 [42949375.37] ubdb: unknown partition table [429493

Re: [uml-user] rootstrap problem

2006-08-03 Thread robl
3 Aug 2006 16:45:03 +, Stefano Melchior wrote > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 03:23:44PM +0100, robl wrote: > Dear, > > I'm using 2.6 kernels as the host and guest kernels ... > > > > I've just been looking round and it appears rootstrap doesn't work with 2.6 &

Re: [uml-user] rootstrap problem

2006-08-03 Thread robl
Melchior wrote > On Thu, Aug 03, 2006 at 03:23:44PM +0100, robl wrote: > Dear, > > I'm using 2.6 kernels as the host and guest kernels ... > > > > I've just been looking round and it appears rootstrap doesn't work with 2.6 > > kernels - is that anybody

[uml-user] UML Host Clock Problem

2006-08-06 Thread robl
Hi, I've noticed a strange time related issue with a new UML guest image I've created (Based on Ubuntu Dapper). [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/.cpan/build/Compress-Zlib-1.42# touch Makefile && date && stat Makefile Sun Aug 6 19:42:09 BST 2006 File: `Makefile' Size: 25782 Blocks: 64