Subject: Re: X and Solaris 2.4 X binaries, good and the bad.
To: John Maier <JohnAM@datastorm.com>
From: Frank van der Linden <frank@fwi.uva.nl>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 04/23/1997 21:00:10
> I got Solaris X apps working, for the most part.
> I get strange errors on the terminal from some of the X apps I launch.
> To whom do I report these errors?
> I really wanted to use filemgr (I really like it). As a matter of fact,
> 90% of my efforts were to get this guy working. He cores out with a "Bad
> system call" am I destine to wonder the world, like Cain, in search of a
> good X, drag and drop, file-manager for X? Is there something I am
> missing to get filemgr to work?
You should use ktrace + kdump to see which system call it fails on. It's
either simply a Solaris system call that is not available in the emulation,
or you're missing something in your kernel.
- Frank