Installing Linux Programm, here: Overnet

[Ulf Zimmermann]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2004 at 03:09:44AM -0700, David W. wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I installed the Overnet Client 0.51.2.
> (www.overnet.org) 
> When I just simply started the programm now, it
> complained about missing ELF libs etc.
> So I installed linux_base and made "brandelf -t Linux
> overnet0.51.2" like mentioned in the FBSD Handbook.
> 
> Now I get the following:
> 
> su-2.05b# ./overnet0.51.2
> Welcome to Overnet command line client 0.51.2
> Enter commands at any time (type '?' for help)
> > Upload Queue not loaded
> Bad system call
> su-2.05b#
> 
> That's it.
> 
> Google gave me this:
> http://unix.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc/2003-10/1653.html
> 
> But I have no command "linux":
> "Make sure you have the linux translation layer
> running:
>  # linux"
> 
> I can't reboot the machine, so maybe this is the
> problem? Is there an other way?
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> David W.

The linux command is/was a shell script which would load the kernel
module needed for linux emulation and run lddconfig. The linux_base
executes those commands at the end of the install. Run kldstat to 
see if the linux module is loaded.

-- 
Regards, Ulf.

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