[Pkg-uml-devel] running rootstrap

[Mattia Dongili]

On Tue, November 14, 2006 2:19 pm, shaulka at 012.net.il said:
> 1.
>   My knowlege in networking is poor. I am still fighting with rootstrap to
> get a usable network. Apparently, at least for some configuration of the
> network module, I must have the following patch:
>
> --- /usr/lib/rootstrap/modules/network  2006-09-02 21:37:25.000000000
[...]
>   The patch also looks to me consistent with the `UML interface setup'
> section of http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/networking.html. That
> section also claims that the additional route command is required only
> in some cases. My experience might suggests that It is always required
> if $netmask is 255.255.255.255.

thanks, will apply as soon as I get home.

> 2.
>   I can't run rootstrap in the background (rootstrap &). It  stops and
> refuses to continue until I issue a fg command.

Lol :)
$ rootstrap test.img &
...
[1]  + 24837 suspended (tty output)  rootstrap test.img

UML needs a console and cannot detach. Use "screen" if you need to.

> 3.
>   I got the following  messages:
>
>     line_ioctl: tty0: unknown ioctl: 0x541e
>     line_ioctl: tty0: unknown ioctl: 0x5603
>     line_ioctl: tty0: unknown ioctl: 0x541e
>     line_ioctl: tty0: unknown ioctl: 0x5603

harmless warnings about unimplemented ioctls in the user-mode kernel.

Thanks
-- 
mattia
:wq!