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Florian Philipp schrieb: |
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> Hi list! |
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> A quick question: |
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> If i install Gentoo on a system with a kernel version 2.6.9 (don't ask |
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> ...), are there issues I should be aware of? |
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> Do I have to mask newer glibc-versions, newer kernel headers or some use |
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> flags? What about the nptl use flag? |
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> Thanks in advance! |
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> Florian Philipp |
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Hi! |
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I just wanted to report back my experiences with this server: |
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So far everything is working :) |
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I could even create a basic shorewall setup. For this I needed to make |
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an empty /lib/modules/<kernel>/modules.dep file for the host's kernel. |
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OpenVPN works, too, but only over tun, not tap. |
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I'm using a 2008 profile, linux-headers-2.6.27-r2, |
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glibc-2.8_p20080602-r1 with no special use flags and baselayout-2. |
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I installed it using the stages here |
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http://bb.xnull.de/projects/gentoo/stages/ |
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(there is a link to them in the official Gentoo OpenVZ Howto) |
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and the guide here |
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http://log.onthebrink.de/2008/04/gentoo-on-1-vserver.html |
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When anyone else wants to follow that guide, too: Don't forget to |
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unmount /repair/proc and /repair/dev manually or else your server will |
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completely stall when you try to finish repair mode (no ssh, no reboot, |
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you have to call Support). |
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Concerning the ancient kernel: I asked some other guys and everyone had |
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such an old kernel no matter who's their provider. Given that it is a |
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SuSE Enterprise Server, it is very good possible that they still get |
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maintenance (usually 5+ years, as far as I know). |
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