Re: [Vserver] Debian kernel patch fails

From: Herbert Poetzl <herbert_at_13thfloor.at>
Date: Thu 11 May 2006 - 18:19:37 BST
Message-ID: <20060511171936.GC20310@MAIL.13thfloor.at>

On Thu, May 11, 2006 at 03:13:42PM +0200, Youri LACAN-BARTLEY wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been trying to set up a new vserver box under Debian Sarge by
> following this HOWTO
> http://deb.riseup.net/vserver/preparing/
>
> I've always managed to compile and run vservers fine thanks to this HOWTO.
> However, the new box and trying to get running (based on an old 700MHz
> Celeron) is causing me some trouble.
> Compiling the kernel (2.6.15) seems to work fine, however after
> rebooting on the patched kernel 'vserver-info' returns this :
>
> Versions:
> Kernel: 2.6.15+vserver
> VS-API: ???
> util-vserver: 0.30.209; Jan 8 2006, 12:24:41
>
> Features:
> CC: gcc, gcc (GCC) 4.0.3 20051201 (prerelease)
> (Debian 4.0.2-5)
> CXX: g++, g++ (GCC) 4.0.3 20051201 (prerelease)
> (Debian 4.0.2-5)
> CPPFLAGS: ''
> CFLAGS: '-Wall -g -O2 -std=c99 -Wall -pedantic -W
> -funit-at-a-time'
> CXXFLAGS: '-g -O2 -ansi -Wall -pedantic -W
> -fmessage-length=0 -funit-at-a-time'
> build/host: i486-pc-linux-gnu/i486-pc-linux-gnu
> Use dietlibc: yes
> Build C++ programs: yes
> Build C99 programs: yes
> Available APIs: compat,v11,v13,fscompat,net,oldproc,olduts
> ext2fs Source: e2fsprogs
> syscall(2) invocation: alternative
> vserver(2) syscall#: 273/glibc
>
> Paths:
> prefix: /usr
> sysconf-Directory: /etc
> cfg-Directory: /etc/vservers
> initrd-Directory: $(sysconfdir)/init.d
> pkgstate-Directory: /var/run/vservers
> vserver-Rootdir: /var/lib/vservers
>
>
> Assumed 'SYSINFO' as no other option given; try '--help' for more
> information.
>
> Note : VS-API: ???
>
> testme.sh
>
> Linux-VServer Test [V0.15] Copyright (C) 2003-2006 H.Poetzl
> chcontext: vc_new_s_context(): Function not implemented
> chcontext failed!
> invalid option `nid'.
> Try 'chbind --help" for more information.
> chbind failed!
> Linux 2.6.15+vserver #1 Thu May 11 11:19:04 CEST 2006 i686
> Ea 0.30.209 273/glibc (DSa) <compat,v11,v13,fscompat,net,oldproc,olduts>
> VCI: <none> (Tn)
> ---
>
> Would anyone have any insight on this?

to me, it looks like you did not patch the kernel
properly, check with a vanilla kernel + vserver
patch and/or try to figure where the patching
didn't work ...

HTH,
Herbert

> findus:~# uname -a
> Linux findus 2.6.15+vserver #1 Thu May 11 11:19:04 CEST 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Youri
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