Re: [uml-user] Detail with one config warning

[Balaco B. <bal...@im...>]

On Thu, Nov 12, 2015, at 10:00, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> Am 12.11.2015 um 02:57 schrieb Balaco Baco:
> > On Wed, Nov 11, 2015, at 17:34, Richard Weinberger wrote:
> >> Am 11.11.2015 um 18:57 schrieb Balaco Baco:
> >>> Since I have no root access in the host machine, I must use 'slirp'.
> >>> Right? Now I'll install it (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slirp) from
> >>> source and pass the full path to UML in the command line, e.g.:
> >>
> >> Yes.
> >>
> >>> eth0=slirp,,/home/me/bin/
> >>
> >> Documentation says: ethn=slirp,ethernet address,slirp path
> >>
> >> That said, the slirp tool is old and AFIAK unmaintained.
> >> qemu forked it a long time ago and has it integrated into its
> >> source.
> >>
> > 
> > Documentation of UML also said that ethernet address is optional. I did
> > both ways, none worked (and it took me a few minutes and tries to find
> > out that not all MAC addresses are possible to use for a virtual machine
> > like UML; is this at least mentioned in some UML doc? It shouls, IMHO).
> > 
> > So, is it possible that I run an UML with full Internet access, and
> > without having root access in the host machine? Or am I trying something
> > that from the start was not possible?
> > 
> > If it is not possible, is it easy to set up some form of file sharing
> > between the host and UML machine? (again, this must *not* depend on host
> > root access!)
> 
> As I said, if you don't have root on the host, you have to use slirp.
> 

And I am using slirp. But it do not work yet. I'm not sure what is
wrong. May you help me?

I have said what I tried and do to use slirp. If needed, I can say it
again with more details, just ask.


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