brctl? [solved]

[Urza9814]

I'm trying to install Xen, and the install is failing. Here's the install log:

Xen CHECK-INSTALL  Tue Aug 8 16:56:42 EDT 2006

Checking check_brctl
./check_brctl: line 9: brctl: command not found
Check for the bridge control utils (brctl) failed.
FAILED

Checking check_curl_lib
libcurl.so.3 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libcurl.so.3
OK

Checking check_iproute
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP> mtu 16436 qdisc noqueue 
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
inet6 ::1/128 scope host 
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: wlan0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
link/ether 00:40:f4:dd:68:e4 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.2.3/24 brd 192.168.2.255 scope global wlan0
inet6 fe80::240:f4ff:fedd:68e4/64 scope link 
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: sit0: <NOARP> mtu 1480 qdisc noop 
link/sit 0.0.0.0 brd 0.0.0.0
6: vmnet1: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
link/ether 00:50:56:c0:00:01 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.15.2/24 brd 192.168.15.254 scope global vmnet1
inet6 fe80::250:56ff:fec0:1/64 scope link 
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
7: vmnet8: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast qlen 1000
link/ether 00:50:56:c0:00:08 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 192.168.16.1/24 brd 192.168.16.255 scope global vmnet8
inet6 fe80::250:56ff:fec0:8/64 scope link 
   valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
OK

Checking check_python
Python 2.4.1
OK

Checking check_twisted
OK

Checking check_zlib_lib
libz.so.1 (libc6) => /lib/libz.so.1
libz.so.1 (libc6) => /usr/lib/libz.so.1
libz.so (libc6) => /usr/lib/libz.so
OK

FAILED

 

So anyways, it appears that I need brctl...but from what I've found on google and stuff, it appears that it's part of the kernel or something, not just a package you can download? I dunno...I'm kinda confused. I found a lotta stuff on how to use it...but not really anything on how to get it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[tyme]

chances are it may not be built into your kernel, you may need to compile it yourself. i personally have never used it, so i'm not sure where the option for it may be...

[scoonma]

Hi Urza,

 

you wrote:

 

Checking check_brctl

./check_brctl: line 9: brctl: command not found

[...]

 

 

Maybe this article will help you:

 

http://linux-net.osdl.org/index.php/Bridge

 

However, this is background explanation, too. But it also contains a link to sourceforge.

You can find a tarball for bridge-utils here:

 

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.p...ackage_id=17598

 

 

Good luck,

 

scoonma

Edited August 9, 2006 by scoonma

[Urza9814]

Thank you scoonma! Both brctl and Xen installed with no problems :)