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Re: installing a deb package on RH WAS:[ longrun utility error]

I thought some actual code got changed but appearantly
it is just in the makefile or am I just
misunderstanding this....

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/l/longrun/longrun_0.9-7.diff.gz

Rick

 --- Rick Jones <> wrote: > Ok I got
the new code.. but it's a deb package.  How
> do I get the deb package to a usable form on RH?
> 
>  --- Francois Gurin <> wrote: > 
> > 
> > i wouldn't spend more time with the kernel just
> yet,
> > cpuid 
> > appears to be working.  try an strace of longrun
> to
> > see if 
> > it sheds any light on the failure.  from the error
> 
> > cited 
> > below, i'd venture longrun can't parse the input. 
> > looking 
> > at the debian changelog for longrun 0.9-7 shows:
> >   * fix pread(),pwrite() offset problem, closes:
> > #165781
> > 
> > this may have something to do with your problem. 
> in
> > fact, 
> > checking out the bug report (below) shows the
> exact
> > same 
> > error message.  i don't know if this fix is in the
> > latest
> > upstream version, but you can always grab the
> debian
> > package
> > or just the diff and rebuild from there.  hope
> this
> > helps.
> > 
> >
>
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?archive=no&bug=165781
> > 
> > --francois
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2003 at 10:15:50PM -0500, Rick
> Jones
> > wrote:
> > > I'm using RH8.0 kernel 2.4.18.. I gave read and
> > write
> > > permissions 666 to /dev/cpu/0/cpuid.  I can read
> > > the string you mentioned from cpuid.  However, I
> > am
> > > still getting the error "longrun: error reading
> > > /dev/cpu/0/cpuid: Invalid argument"
> > > 
> > > I've tried it with both kernels (msr/cpuid as
> > static
> > > or modules).  I'm rebuilding the static kernel
> for
> > > devfs.  I'll post more after I get it done and
> > tested.
> > > 
> > > Any ideas feel free to reply..
> > > 
> > > Rick
> > > 
> > > 
> > >  --- Francois Gurin <> wrote: > 
> > > > what kernel version are you running?
> > occasionally a
> > > > build of 2.4.20 will
> > > > compile but otherwise not actually init either
> > cpuid
> > > > or msr.  i've also 
> > > > had an instance of longrun just refusing to
> read
> > the
> > > > device.
> > > > 
> > > > a quick check is to cat cpuid.  be sure you
> have
> > > > read permision on the node
> > > > and you should see somthing like GenuMx86ineTC
> > with
> > > > some garbage.  
> > > > 
> > > > if you don't get anything, try enabling devfs
> &
> > > > devfsd and try again.  
> > > > 
> > > > devfs will give an idea of what's going on. 
> if
> > > > neither cpuid or msr nodes
> > > > appear, the kernel isn't loading them
> properly. 
> > if
> > > > cpuid is blank, then 
> > > > i don't know what to tell you.
> > > > 
> > > > if you do see the GenuMx86ineTC string, make
> > sure
> > > > you have read and write
> > > > access to the nodes, as longrun needs to write
> > to
> > > > the devices.
> > > > 
> > > > this should hopefully give you an idea of
> what's
> > > > failing and where.
> > > > 
> > > > --francois
> > > > 
> > > > On Mon, Jan 13, 2003 at 10:49:13PM -0500, Rick
> > Jones
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > I did some different things..  
> > > > > 
> > > > > I removed the msr and cpuid from /dev/cpu/0
> > and
> > > > tried
> > > > > the kernel with the static msr and cpuid   -
> > same
> > > > > error msg.   I ran the MAKEDEV again and
> tried
> > it
> > > > > again with the modular kernel - same error
> > msg.
> > > > > 
> > > > > What do I need to do to read the info in
> > > > > /dev/cpu/0/cpuid?  Or better trace the cpuid
> > > > > communication in the static kernel..
> > > > > 
> > > > > Rick
> > > > > 
> > > > >  --- Rick Jones <> wrote:
> >
> > I
> > > > just
> > > > > rebuilt msr and cpuid in the kernel.  I had
> > > > > > previously run the MAKEDEV script.  Do I
> > need to
> > > > do
> > > > > > some clean up on the dev directories?
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > I'm using a Crusoe 5400  - I don't know if
> > that
> > > > > > effects the major number (in the script)
> for
> > the
> > > > > > CPUID..
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > Rick
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > 
> > > > > >  --- Doug <> wrote:
> >
> > > > Sounds
> > > > > > like the device files are not created. I
> > > > > > > believe
> > > > > > > there is Makedev script that you need to
> > run
> > > > to
> > > > > > > create
> > > > > > > those. It should be in the longrun
> > > > distribution.
> > > > > > > What I
> > > > > > > do is compile CPUID and MSR support
> > statically
> > > > > > into
> > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > kernels. It seems that when I do that I
> > don't
> > > > have
> > > > > > > to
> > > > > > > make those devices. Also, if you
> included
> > > > support
> > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > CPUID and MSR as loadable modules, you
> may
> > > > need to
> > > > > > > load those (ie modprobe) before running
> > > > longrun
> > > > > > > util.
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > >   -- Doug
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > 
> > > > > > > At 10:59 AM 1/13/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > > > > > > >I finally got my kernel configured with
> > msr
> > > > and
> > > > > > > cpuid.
> > > > > > > >  I ran the MAKEFILE-MSR-CPUID.  When I
> > type
> > > > > > > ./longrun
> > > > > > > >-l - I get the error "longrun:error
> > reading
> > > > > > > >/dev/cpu/0/cpuid: Invalid argument".
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >Does anyone know what I need to do to
> > solve
> > > > this
> 
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