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diff --git a/target/linux/uml-2.6/README b/target/linux/uml-2.6/README deleted file mode 100644 index 85cc72c2b..000000000 --- a/target/linux/uml-2.6/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,45 +0,0 @@ -Openwrt inside a user mode linux. Why would we even want this many ask? - -There are potentially a lot of reasons, one obvious one to me, it allows -folks to 'kick the tires' without actually flashing up any hardware. It's -also a great environment for porting over packages, you can get a package -fully functional in the uclibc root environment inside a uml without actually -disturbing your 'real router', and then rebuild for a specific target once -it's fully tested. - -This is a first stab at a build that 'just works' and there will be more -cleanup to come. The simple directions are:- - -Configure for uml target -Configure with an ext2 root file system -build it all - -In your bin directory you will find a kernel and an ext2 root file system -when it's finished. Just run it like this:- - -bin/openwrt-uml-2.6-vmlinux ubd0=bin/openwrt-uml-2.6-ext2.img con=null ssl=null ssl0=fd:0,fd:1 con0=null,fd:1 init=/etc/preinit - -The uml will start, and eventually the serial console of the uml will be at your -console prompt. If you would like it in xterms, substitute con=xterm and con0=xterm. -No networking is configured, but, it's a starting point. The resulting file system -has just enough free space to start kicking the tires and playing in the world of -'embedded routers' along with all the resource restrictions that come with that -world. - -To configure networking and more, refer to the user mode linux documentation online. -A quick start goes along this line. install the uml-utilities packages so you have -the uml switch in and running, then add a command param to your uml start like this - -eth0=daemon,00:01:01:01:01:01,unix,/<your uml switch control socket here> - -With that in, and uml networking actually functional (can be a challenge at times), -you should be able to ifconfig the interface and talk to the host side, or, if you -bridged the uml switch to your host network, you should be able to run udhcp and be -away with networking off to the world. Again, if you are unfamiliar with uml and -uml networking, please read the docs and how-to stuff available on the net. It does -take some fiddling to get it started and working right the first time, but after that, -it opens up a whole new world of virtual machines. - - - -http://user-mode-linux.sourceforge.net/ |