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

[Ben Greear]

On 05/13/2010 12:51 PM, Aidan wrote:
> 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?

It should work.  If it doesn't, likely we can fix it easily
enough.

Thanks,
Ben

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Ben Greear <greearb at candelatech.com>
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