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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: Problem with Linux emulation
Date: 7 May 1996 16:36:34 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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Michael Searle (searle@longacre.demon.co.uk) wrote:
: I have Linux support (COMPAT_LINUX, LINUX_COMPAT) in my kernel, and
: mod_load'ing linux_mod.o works, but I also need Linux shared libraries. So I
: installed linux_lib-2.0, result - X won't start. It can't find its shared
: libraries, although they are in a standard directory (/usr/X11R6/lib). The
: error is 'ld.so: xinit: shared library (something) not found'.
: Also, in the boot sequence this appeared - 'ldconfig: 1: Syntax error: "("
: unexpected". I think this is because the lkm has to be loaded from the
: shell, so at boot time ldconfig (which is a Linux executable, giving 'Wrong
: Architecture' error if run from the shell) doesn't run, so the path to the
: shared libraries is not set up.
: To make ldconfig run, I need to put the lkm permanently into the kernel. How
: can I do this? (option LINUX doesn't work.)
: Michael
anorak:/usr/home/brian $ file /sbin/ldconfig
/sbin/ldconfig: FreeBSD/i386 demand paged executable
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....