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From: Chuck (chuck_at_sbbsnet.net)
Date: Sun 02 Oct 2005 - 14:15:24 BST


On Sunday 02 October 2005 08:31 am, Christian Heim wrote:
> On Sunday 02 October 2005 13:59, Chuck wrote:
> > I guess my question is more than one :) .
> >
> > 1. is the stop bug fixed
> Yes, in the latest baselayout-vserver they're fixed.
> That means you've currently to do the following inside your guests:
> # echo '=sys-apps/baselayout-vserver-1.11.13-r1 ~x86 \
> >> /etc/portage/package.keywords'
> # CONFIG_PROTECT="-*" emerge -u baselayout-vserver
>
> after that, your guest should now be stopping fine
>
> > 2. if so what are the latest versions of the above?
> * latest kernel patch is at 2.1.0_rc2 (IIRC)
> - for Gentoo that is =vserver-sources-2.1.0_rc2 (~x86)
> incorporating kernel-2.6.13.2 and vs2.1.0_rc2
>
> * util-vserver-0.30.208 (are the latest)
> - for Gentoo that is =util-vserver-0.30.208-r3 (~x86)
>
> * baselayout for the guests is currently at
> - =baselayout-vserver-1.11.13-r1 (~x86)
> - =baselayout-vserver-1.12.0_pre8 (~x86)
>
> Depends if you like to use the 1.12.0 stuff or the old ones
>

thank you! will upgrade everything i can now, then when i prep 'bertha' ill
just do all the existing guests from scratch again.

i have no clue whether im using 1.11.13 or 1.12.0.. the base layout was
included in the stage 3 i got from hollow's site several weeks ago.
have no clue what the differences are.

> > 3. what is my best approach for least production problems in
> > creating a template?
> > a. find an updated stage3 that includes latest base layout
> > b. make the template from the latest stage1 vserver build and
> > use the latest base layout with that and just build the thing
> > from scratch?
>
> Depends on the following:
> * how bleeding-edge you would like to be
> * if you need some customizations (like 64-bit guests)
>
> The stage-tarballs will be renewed
> * every half year
> * if a new baselayout-vserver went stable
>
> If I were you, I would go for the template from scratch.
>

i need reliability more than 'bleeding edge' however i do need things like
exec inside a guest from host and abilities to flag various hosts to
autostart and things like that. we have no 64 bit guests or hosts so ...

>
> --
> Christian Heim <phreak_at_gentoo.org>
> Gentoo Linux Developer (VServer)
>

-- 

Chuck

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