Re: [gentoo-user] trouble installing kvm on gentoo-2.6.24.-r4

[Xavier Parizet]

On Wed, 22 Apr 2009 14:30:54 -0700, Brian Wince <bwince@×××××××.com> wrote:
> All,
> I am trying to install kvm (kernel virtual machine) on a box running
> gentoo-2.6.24.-r4.
> # uname -a
> Linux rbos-hybrid-02 2.6.24-gentoo-r4-nosctp-nomsi #3 SMP Fri Aug 1
> 12:12:33 PDT 2008 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) Dual Core Processor 4450e
> AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
>
> When I first went to install it all of the KVM's were masked due to EAP
so
> I upgraded portage to 2.1.6.7.
>
> Now when I try and install kvm it complains with the following:
>
>>>> Failed to emerge app-emulation/kvm-84, Log file:
>
[SNIP]
>  * If you need support, post the topmost build error, and the call stack
if
>  relevant.
>  * A complete build log is located at
>  '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-84/temp/build.log'.
>  * The ebuild environment file is located at
>  '/var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-84/temp/environment'.

Can you please post /var/tmp/portage/app-emulation/kvm-84/temp/build.log
after running emerge kvm as portage suggests you ??
Because the above posted output doesn't help us to solve your problem...

> I have the following in /etc/portage/package.use app-emulation/kvm kvm
sdl
> qemu
>
> and in package.keywords I have
> app-emulation/kvm ~x86
>
> Is this due to upgrading portage or something else and what is it that
> needs to be done to make this work.

I don't think the portage upgrade is the problem, but it remind me another
thread about nvidia-drivers build, and i'm directing towards a kernel
configuration problem... The log i ask you earlier will help us to see if
it is the case ;)

> Please let me know if you require further information and I will post it.
>
> TIA,
>
> brian

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