On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 8:46 PM, Balaco Baco <balacob...@imap.cc> wrote: >> > > >> > Really!? I wish I had read that somewhere. Well, just retried with >> > > >> > another option that is there for me. It is one of the cases I >> > > >> > detailed >> > > >> > before that end with error. >> > > >> > >> > > >> >> > > >> Linux 2.6.24?! SRSLY? >> > > >> > > If you want me to help, please use a recent/supported kernel. >> > > Ready-to-use root filesystems can be found everywhere. >> > > For example: http://fs.devloop.org.uk/ >> > > >> > >> > I'm not sure now, but the two Debian root fs I'm using were downloaded >> > from the site you point here. Later I'll check their sums, and PS this >> > in a next message. Kernels 2.6.* were recent and assumed to be supported >> > in most places I could need - or so I assumed. >> >> > What is your definition of recent and your definition of supported? This >> > may be useful for many other users of UML I guess. The fact that the >> > kernels offered in the UML website didn't work, and then I tried to >> > compile from source should be pointed here. I don't think I have done >> > something so weird or uncommon here - mainly because I don't need much >> > as long as I have flexibility to execute it. >> >> Everything that gets -stable updates. > > Website: UML's, http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/, accessed right > now. > > "Getting started" seemed like a good place for me a few weeks ago (and > still does, but...). And I think it will make many users feel and think > the same way I did. Except that it gives us wrong directions - but gives > bad directions for users that will surely follow them without knowing > the wrong details since they're expecting to see something working to > get more familiar with UML. "Download THIS ( pointing to > http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/linux-2.6.24-rc7.bz2) or THIS > (pointing to > http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/linux-2.6.24-x86_64.bz2 )". Are > these kernel versions familiar to you in the list? They are for me, now > I just understood a few more details, and the possible path to solution, > to execution without unexpected problems - or so I hope. > > The thread I started today, quickly skimmed in the above quotes, shows > this. The website needs to be fixed. And more than that, needs to be > updated more frequently (or so I must guess) or write about how users > can be sure their setup is good enough. > > I downloaded both suggested kernels, following the official (and assumed > best, for that) instructions. Both did not work (and still don't). And > the one that worked back then is probably needing something I've > forgotten in these days or stopped to work today. But that one I > compiled from source - and now I need to do it again, from the very > start. > > Everything that gets stable updates... but this should not exclude the > UML website, right?
The website is very old and from the pre-mainline time. If you volunteer to update and maintain it it would be wonderful. I'm not a web designer nor do I have the time for this. -- Thanks, //richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel
