From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1CoVJt-0004OT-Ec for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:21:01 -0800 Received: from smtp004.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.35]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.41) id 1CoVJp-0002jU-PI for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:21:01 -0800 From: Blaisorblade Subject: Re: [uml-devel] How stable is hostfs (and UML in general)? References: <200501082106.38306.rob@landley.net> <200501110135.55716.rob@landley.net> <11049.1105479264@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> In-Reply-To: <11049.1105479264@marajade.sandelman.ottawa.on.ca> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-15" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200501120023.05580.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 00:23:05 +0100 To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Michael Richardson , Rob Landley On Tuesday 11 January 2005 22:34, Michael Richardson wrote: > >>>>> "Rob" == Rob Landley writes: > > Rob> Chapter 5 of current variants of LFS uses the host system to > Rob> create a toolchain you can chroot into and build the final > Rob> system with. Then in chapter 6, you build the final system in > > I think the use of chroot is a cop-out. > > Rob> This requires root access (as does creating device nodes, > Rob> mounting /proc or loopback devices... A rather large number of > > I use "fakeroot" to do all of that for embedded work that I do... What's this? > dd if=/dev/zero bs=1024k count=64 of=MYSWAP Please add a "mkswap MYSWAP" here (or even inside the guest, mkswap /dev/ubd1). > ./linux ubd1=./MYSWAP > > Rob> The tee output of four consecutive runs is attached. All I did > Rob> each time was ctrl-c out of the hang, cursor up, change the > >> You could hit ^C from a hang? > Rob> /dev/console attaches to fd0 and fd1. These are not ttys/ptys > Rob> but file descriptors, hence they controlling tty sends the kill > Well, usually, once the system is properly initialized, ^C does > nothing. If you get a kernel panic/hang, I usually have to use kill from > another window. Yes, that's because it turns the console to raw mode (don't ask me why). -- Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade Linux registered user n. 292729 http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade ------------------------------------------------------- The SF.Net email is sponsored by: Beat the post-holiday blues Get a FREE limited edition SourceForge.net t-shirt from ThinkGeek. It's fun and FREE -- well, almost....http://www.thinkgeek.com/sfshirt _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel