[OpenAFS] Status on 2.6 Kernel?

e r0ck erict@alum.rpi.edu
Tue, 12 Oct 2004 07:55:15 -0700


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no change. but why would there be? the kernel headers in there are the
same as in /usr/src/linux.

i'm gonna try to get arla to work. 

<-----Original Message----->On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 09:46:57AM -0700, e
r0ck wrote:
> it supposedly works with 1.3.71. but i have not been able to get the
> kernel modules going. see my note from last week, which no one
answered.
>> 
>> someone at ncsu supposedly has PAGs going (see link below). i'm
actually
>> only in need of the client at this time. is there a way to get that
>> going without PAGs? 
>> 
>> here is the text of my note from last week.:
>> 
>> hi all,
>> i'm trying to get just the client going on linux 2.6.8.
>> kernel is running fine.
>> 
>> (new install)
>> i patched the openafs source with the hooks for PAGs from here:
>> http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/projects/openafs-rpms/
>> had to hand apply one of them...
>> 
>> built the openafs source by hand via:
>> 
>> ../configure --with-afs-sysname=i386_linux26
>> --with-linux-kernel-headers=/usr/src/linux --enable-transarc-paths
>> --enable-kernel-module
>
>You want 
>
> --with-linux-kernel-headers=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build
>
>Build with that instead and see if it doesn't work better.
>
>Jack 
>
>> make
>> make install
>> 
>> /usr/vice/etc/modload is empty
>> 
>> so i tried copying:
>> cp libafs/MODLOAD-2.6.8.1afs-SP/libafs-2.6.8.1afs.ko
>> /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.6.8.1afs.o
>> and
>> cp libafs/MODLOAD-2.6.8.1afs-SP/libafs.ko
>> /lib/modules/2.6.8.1afs/kernel/fs/
>> 
>> but when i try to load the module i get module not found. even if i
>> specify the path directly.
>> 
>> /usr/vice/etc/ looks like this:
>> cacheinfo CellServDB.rpmsave modload ThisCell.rpmsave
>> cacheinfo.rpmsave libafs-2.6.8.1afs.ko rc_afs
>> CellServDB libafs-2.6.8.1afs.mp.ko ThisCell
>> 
>> 
>> in src/libafs/ i have MODLOAD blah blah for SP, and MP. should there
be
>> a UP in there?
>> 
>> this is a uniprocessor i686 P3 coppermine.
>> 
>> any ideas?
>> 
>> TIA
>> 
>> 
>> <-----Original Message----->Previous posts on this list have said "it
>> works other than PAGs" (which,
>> for desktop use, is likely fine), but I don't know what version of
the
>> code this was talking about. I'd also be interested in knowing.
>>>
>>>On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 08:58:05PM -0700, Dark Avenger wrote:
>>>> Just curious...do we know approximately when OpenAFS (stable) will
be
>>>> released for the 2.6 kernel? I'm considering moving to FC2 sometime
>> soon, 
>>>> but can't unless I have stable AFS capability.
>>>
>>>danno
>>>--
>>>dan pritts - systems administrator - internet2
>>>734/352-4953 office 734/834-7224 mobile
>>>_______________________________________________
>>>OpenAFS-info mailing list
>>>OpenAFS-info@openafs.org
>>>https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info
>>>. 
>
>-- 
>Jack Neely 
>Realm Linux Administration and Development
>PAMS Computer Operations at NC State University
>GPG Fingerprint: 1917 5AC1 E828 9337 7AA4 EA6B 213B 765F 3B6A 5B89
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no change.  but why would there be?  the kernel headers in there are the same as in /usr/src/linux.<br>
<br>
i'm gonna try to get arla to work.  <br>
<br>
<-----Original Message----->On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 09:46:57AM -0700, e r0ck wrote:<br>
> it supposedly works with 1.3.71. but i have not been able to get the<br>
> kernel modules going. see my note from last week, which no one answered.<br>
>> <br>
>> someone at ncsu supposedly has PAGs going (see link below). i'm actually<br>
>> only in need of the client at this time. is there a way to get that<br>
>> going without PAGs? <br>
>> <br>
>> here is the text of my note from last week.:<br>
>> <br>
>> hi all,<br>
>> i'm trying to get just the client going on linux 2.6.8.<br>
>> kernel is running fine.<br>
>> <br>
>> (new install)<br>
>> i patched the openafs source with the hooks for PAGs from here:<br>
>> http://www.linux.ncsu.edu/projects/openafs-rpms/<br>
>> had to hand apply one of them...<br>
>> <br>
>> built the openafs source by hand via:<br>
>> <br>
>> ../configure --with-afs-sysname=i386_linux26<br>
>> --with-linux-kernel-headers=/usr/src/linux --enable-transarc-paths<br>
>> --enable-kernel-module<br>
><br>
>You want <br>
><br>
>   --with-linux-kernel-headers=/lib/modules/`uname -r`/build<br>
><br>
>Build with that instead and see if it doesn't work better.<br>
><br>
>Jack <br>
><br>
>> make<br>
>> make install<br>
>> <br>
>> /usr/vice/etc/modload is empty<br>
>> <br>
>> so i tried copying:<br>
>> cp libafs/MODLOAD-2.6.8.1afs-SP/libafs-2.6.8.1afs.ko<br>
>> /usr/vice/etc/modload/libafs-2.6.8.1afs.o<br>
>> and<br>
>> cp libafs/MODLOAD-2.6.8.1afs-SP/libafs.ko<br>
>> /lib/modules/2.6.8.1afs/kernel/fs/<br>
>> <br>
>> but when i try to load the module i get module not found. even if i<br>
>> specify the path directly.<br>
>> <br>
>> /usr/vice/etc/ looks like this:<br>
>> cacheinfo CellServDB.rpmsave modload ThisCell.rpmsave<br>
>> cacheinfo.rpmsave libafs-2.6.8.1afs.ko rc_afs<br>
>> CellServDB libafs-2.6.8.1afs.mp.ko ThisCell<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> in src/libafs/ i have MODLOAD blah blah for SP, and MP. should there be<br>
>> a UP in there?<br>
>> <br>
>> this is a uniprocessor i686 P3 coppermine.<br>
>> <br>
>> any ideas?<br>
>> <br>
>> TIA<br>
>> <br>
>> <br>
>> <-----Original Message----->Previous posts on this list have said "it<br>
>> works other than PAGs" (which,<br>
>> for desktop use, is likely fine), but I don't know what version of the<br>
>> code this was talking about. I'd also be interested in knowing.<br>
>>&gt;<br>
>>&gt;On Thu, Sep 30, 2004 at 08:58:05PM -0700, Dark Avenger wrote:<br>
>>&gt;> Just curious...do we know approximately when OpenAFS (stable) will be<br>
>>&gt;> released for the 2.6 kernel? I'm considering moving to FC2 sometime<br>
>> soon, <br>
>>&gt;> but can't unless I have stable AFS capability.<br>
>>&gt;<br>
>>&gt;danno<br>
>>&gt;--<br>
>>&gt;dan pritts - systems administrator - internet2<br>
>>&gt;734/352-4953 office 734/834-7224 mobile<br>
>>&gt;_______________________________________________<br>
>>&gt;OpenAFS-info mailing list<br>
>>&gt;OpenAFS-info@openafs.org<br>
>>&gt;https://lists.openafs.org/mailman/listinfo/openafs-info<br>
>>&gt;. <br>
><br>
>-- <br>
>Jack Neely <slack@quackmaster.net><br>
>Realm Linux Administration and Development<br>
>PAMS Computer Operations at NC State University<br>
>GPG Fingerprint: 1917 5AC1 E828 9337 7AA4  EA6B 213B 765F 3B6A 5B89<br>
>.
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