[OT] Ubuntu 12.10 guest in VirtualBox completely broken

[Iain Buclaw]

On 11 November 2012 15:13, Alix Pexton <alix.DOT.pexton at gmail.dot.com> wrote:
>
>> What's been done is a chroot system has been set-up with ARM binaries,
>> instead of i386 or x86_64.  qemu-debootstrap installs an executable
>> qemu-arm-static inside this chroot, so when you try to run any ARM
>> binaries, qemu kicks in and acts as an emulator.
>>
>> To compile, simply following the same instructions as per the gdc
>> wiki.   apt-get install all build deps, retrieve source, ./configure
>> and make.  :-)
>>
>
> o.O
>
> you are still assuming I have way more pre-existing linux
> knowledge/experience than I actually do, I really do need this stuff
> explaining in tiny baby steps...
>
> I followed the instructions, pretty sure I will have messed up somewhere,
> read some more of the comments on the original qemu instructions and someone
> points out that if reports to be emulating the wrong arm processor, and no
> one has posted to say they have had any success, never a good sign ><
>
> A...

Don't think that would be the case for you.  It works just fine, just
make sure you are using the correct configure --target flag.

-- 
Iain Buclaw

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