update to linux_base-c6

[William A. Mahaffey III]

On 09/30/14 19:33, Warren Block wrote:
> On Tue, 30 Sep 2014, William A. Mahaffey III wrote:
>> Well .... after a bit of messing around, I determined that I couldn't 
>> find any linux-c6 packages for FBSD 9.3, so I went the ports route:
>>
>> [root at kabini1, /etc, 3:30:43pm] 588 % (cd 
>> /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-c6; make install clean); cd .
>> ===>  linux_base-c6-6.5 compat.linux.osrelease: 2.6.16 is not 
>> supported, please use 2.6.18, BEWARE this is highly experimental.
>> *** [install] Error code 1
>>
>> Stop in /usr/ports/emulators/linux_base-c6.
>> [root at kabini1, /etc, 3:30:59pm] 589 %
>>
>> .... & didn't get very far :-/ .... Any clues for me ? TIA ....
>
> Always, yes *always*, read /usr/ports/UPDATING before updating or 
> installing new ports.  The 20140922 entry pertains to the c6 ports. 
> There is more, but this particular problem means to run
>
> # sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18
>
> and add
>
>   compat.linux.osrelease=2.6.18
>
> to /etc/sysctl.conf.
>


Thx, I had added it to my sysctl.conf, but forgot to run the command :-/ 
.... Noobs ....


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