How do I get Linux executables to run under NetBSD?
First, you need to make certain your kernel has LINUX_COMPAT as one of the options for your kernel. Second, you will need the libraries for Linux. You can find the Linux supporting binaries for NetBSD i386 at ftp://ftp.enigma.net/pub/netbsd_i386. There are instructions there to tell you how to get the libraries working correctly. With VERY new versions of NetBSD (NetBSD 1.3A and above) the kernel option for Linux compatibility have changed. All ELF and COFF executables, as well as native Linux executables will be included as part of the same option. 6.3 : Accessing the MS-DOS filesystem One of the most common MS-DOS related questions (with the possible exception of 6.2 above) is how to access the DOS disk partitions from *BSD. How to mount your DOS partition from FreeBSD 1. First, be root. The following won’t work as an ordinary user. 2. Second, use ‘fdisk’ to see where your DOS partition starts. It will be labeled as type DOS. On my system, ‘fdisk /dev/sd0d’ produces the following: ..
