[Xorp-users] xorp1.6 fails to run on Debian Etch 2.6.18-5-486

[Aidan]

Sorry Ben
Work has been getting in the way time wise... I have been struggling 
actually, sorry to say its all rather basic stuff. I'm no expert like 
you guys and so even the most basic tasks can burn hours. I have been 
trying to get a dd generated image of the actual live router up on 
running on a partition on my dual core machine, so that I could compile 
on this. I finally managed this but the strangest thing.... I cant 
login? Weird. I boot of the partition containing the image and sure 
enough the kernel loads the system comes up, I watch the drivers load 
and all the associated errors of course as the hardware set-up is 
totally different, but finally when I get to a login prompt. I cant login,

As soon as I enter 'root' as a username and hit return, I get 5 repeated 
login failures and I'm back where I started being asked for a username. 
I don't even get prompted for a password. So I can not even login to the 
system to even try and compile. So that was the weekend gone.

Anyway I have been reading your comments regarding xorp.ct. I think it 
makes sense if I try this. The question I have now is just how much do I 
care which kernel is running on the machine I use to compile xorp?  I 
think you mentioned something about Xorp not needing the kernel headers?

So if I compile Xorp on a Lenny distribution (2.6.26) will I be able to 
take the binaries and run them on the system with 2.6.18? What 
dependencies are there on the final resultant binaries and the system on 
which they are intended to run?

Whichever way you advise I think I will attempt to compile xorp.ct as 
you suggested. There is definitely a problem with xorp1.4 as I was 
forced to downgrade the code running on the routerOS board and as soon 
as I did this Xorp stopped crashing so it's repeatable. I have no doubt 
you would all like to know what is happening.
Weekend is almost upon us so time again soon, just need to fly back into 
the UK first. I'm stuck in Athens at the moment.
Thanks
Aidan


On 10/05/2010 23:18, Ben Greear wrote:
> On 05/06/2010 11:33 AM, AWalton wrote:
>> Actually that's just what I was thinking of doing. I have a dual core
>> machine that is what I am using right now. I just compiled 1.6 on it in
>> under 15mins. So I was going to try lifting the drive out of the VIA
>> board. Its actually a 2Gb flash IDE disc and loading it up on the dual
>> core machine.
>
> Did you have any luck with this?
>
> Thanks,
> Ben
>