Subject: Re: Newbie: Runtime Patch Failures
From: Devilgrin (root@mailbox.ucdavis.edu)
Date: Tue Mar 13 2001 - 23:06:31 MST
When I got that error message, I was able to boot MOL with 'startmol
/boot/vmlinux.bla.bla' where bla.bla was some version numberage. This
argument seemed to do the trick. At least it's an easy thing to try.
'luck
Nick
On Tue, 13 Mar 2001, Hirotsugu Asari wrote:
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> >From: Richard Petty <techie@austin.rr.com>
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> >Subject: Newbie: Runtime Patch Failures
> >
> >After a six month hiatus, I've decided to give MOL a shot again.
> >
> >I'm running YDL 1.2.1, stock kernel, on a Lombard PowerBook with plenty of
> >RAM and HD space.
> >
> >I got the copy of MOL that I'm trying to use from the LinuxPPC site. It is
> >the most current version that I found that there does not require
> >"libncurses.so.5", which I do not have.
> >
> >Here's what I'm seeing:
> >
> > [root@powerbook repetty]# startmol
> > Mac-on-Linux 0.9.54, (C) 1997-2000 Samuel Rydh <samuel@ibrium.se>
> > This kernel is NOT runtime patched
> > Trying to apply MOL runtime patches.
> > **** Examining '/boot/System.map' ****
> > Discrepancy found, symbol value mismatch:
> > c0008bb8 do_signal (c0008bf8)
> > c000ad14 syscall_trace (c000ad7c)
> > c0006d48 do_IRQ (c0006dd8)
> > *** Failed applying the MOL-patches to the kernel ***
> > *** Try 'startmol vmlinux' or 'startmol System.map' ***
> >
> >
> >How is it possible to find a System.map inconsistancy in a system that I
> >just set up yesterday?!!! We're talking FRESH, here!
>
> Probably mol is not compiled against your particular kernel. Get .src.rpm and
> try recompiling it afresh.
>
> >
> >
> >Okay, when I try the alternate recommended commands I get this,
> >consistently:
> >
> > [root@powerbook repetty]# startmol vmlinux
> > Mac-on-Linux 0.9.54, (C) 1997-2000 Samuel Rydh <samuel@ibrium.se>
> > This kernel is NOT runtime patched
> > Trying to apply MOL runtime patches.
> > *** Failed applying the MOL-patches to the kernel ***
> > *** Try 'startmol vmlinux' or 'startmol System.map' ***
> >
> >
> >This is as far as I got six months ago, too. I'm not dying to have MOL
> >running, but I do desire it.
> >
> >I've checked over six months worth of mol-general archives and didn't find
> >anything to help me. Short of compiling a new kernel (which I don't do),
> >what's my next step to getting this puppy going?
> >
> >TIA,
> >
> >--Richard
> > Austin, Texas
>
>
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