Re: RTLinux+Debian+VMWare

hi,

i don't think we will see RTLinux running on VMWare anytime soon... i don't
even see the sense in doing so.
you'll have to boot the machine into native linux.

regards,
arvid



> Please help!
> 
> I tried to use RTLinux in the following configuration:
> 1. VMWare Workstation 4.0.1 build 5289, host machine is Windows XP, Intel 
> Celeron
> 2. Virtual machine is Debian GNU/Linux sarge, kernel 2.4.24(sources 
> installed as debian package, not from kernel.org), rtlinux patch 
> 2.4.24 from ftp://ftp.rtlinux.at/pub/rtlinux/contrib/hofrat applied, no 
> other patches
> 3. RTLinux 3.2 pre 3 from ftp://ftp.rtlinux.at/.../contrib
> 
> Configured, compiled linux kernel ok. (Config detailes: Celeron(not 
> Coppermine), no SMP, no APIC, Buslogic SCSI, AMD PCNet network, kernel 
> level DHCP, all other options - minimal features installed, no modules - 
> all built in kernel)
> Rebooted, accepted default rtlinux configuration
> make xconfig, make dep, make, make install went ok with a few warnings(no 
> errors)
> 
> BTW: rtsock compiled with errors - switched it off
> 
> There was a warning: make[1]: no rules to build target 'mutex_timed.o', 
> stop
> when both 'make' and 'make install'
> 
> Then trying to run 'make regression', got: rtl multiple loads test ok, 
> then virtual 
> machine hangs when trying multiple loads of rtl_time (on reboot fsck 
> report file system errors). Host task manager shows 97% processor load 
> that time. Looking at init_module() in rtl_time shown some calls to spin 
> locks - maybe this is the cause?
> 
> Then I tried to load modules mainually in this sequence:
> 1. 'insmod mbuff' says module will taint the kernel (then i found that 
> loading mbuff did not affect rtl.o)
> 2. 'insmod rtl' - loads ok
> 3. 'insmod rtl_time' hangs up virtual machine
> 
> Please tell me, what may be the cause of hang up when loading rtl_time and
> 
> how can i fix it?
> And how can i do some trace/debug in this situation?
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