Haywood Floyd wrote: > Very enlightening. > I think i had get the concept in a wrong form. > > Two questions: > 1) what is the patch files for ? The ones we have been discussing would improve uml support. > 2) where resides the modifications that turn a originally destined > host kernel into an uml (guest) kernel ? You can't. As I said, start with a brand new clean source tree.
> The hole difference is made para ARCH=um ? Yes. Antoine > > Thanks > > 2007/2/5, Antoine Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Haywood Floyd wrote: >> >> > I'm sorry. I dont make myself clear. Its my fault. >> >> > I mean, which uml patch i must apply to a 2.6.20 kernel to turn it >> >> > into an uml (guest) kernel ? >> >> None. >> > >> > My fault again. >> > When i say 2.6.20 kernel i mean the 2.6.20 kernel source downloaded >> > from www.kernel.org. A host kernel. >> Kernels from kernel.org are not host or guest, they're just kernels. >> It is how you compile them that turns the source into something else. >> > I need to apply a patch to turn it into a uml kernel. >> No. >> > If i compile it without a patch it will became a normal host kernel. >> No it won't. Follow the instructions on the UML site. >> Make sure you use a tree separate from your host tree and simply type: >> make ARCH=um >> >> Antoine >> >> >> >> >> Antoine >> >> >> >> > I was looking for it in Mr Blaisorblade repository and find no one >> >> > which version match with 2.6.20 kernel. >> >> >> >> >> >> Antoine >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Thanks. >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > I remember that you suggested to me a 2.6.15 kernel version. >> >> >> >> > You say "..there are issues with x86 host kernels >= 2.6.16." >> >> >> >> > Is it only for host kernel ? >> >> >> >> Yes >> >> >> >> > For uml kernels its better use the last >> >> >> >> > version ? >> >> >> >> Yes >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I downloaded and prepare myself to compile the kernel source >> >> version >> >> >> >> > 2.6.15.4, for use as host and uml kernels. >> >> >> >> Safe for the host, you may want to try 2.6.20 for guest. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > If its is a good idea, which uml patch files and skas files is >> >> more >> >> >> >> > appropriated ? >> >> >> >> Skas is not required but skas3-v8 works well. There are >> issues with >> >> >> v9. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Antoine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > Thanks. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Use 2.6.19 instead, straight from kernel.org mirrors. >> >> >> >> >> >> Much more likely to work properly than older kernels. >> This is >> >> >> where >> >> >> >> >> the >> >> >> >> >> >> bug get fixed. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > But version 2.6.19 doesn't have..... bugs ?????? >> >> >> >> >> That would be nice ;) >> >> >> >> >> It sure does (any software that size does), but much fewer >> than >> >> >> older >> >> >> >> >> releases. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Antoine >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier. Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-user
