Virtual machine "pc1" Netkit error?

Question

Introduction

I've just installed a networking simulator Called Netkit. On Debian stretch stable. Using the official installation guide here.

Installation

After setting the correct paths and installing. I then run the check_configuration.sh script.

Everything is checked OK, and it has found the terminal emulator xterm which is needed for netkit. And recieve the complete message.

[ READY ] Congratulations! Your Netkit setup is now complete! Enjoy Netkit!

The Problem

Running netkit using the command:

vstart pc1

The xterm netkit-kernel emulator starts running. However I'm getting an infinite loop of the same error message:

ubda: can't open "home/foo/netkit/pc1.disk" failed, errno= 13

So im guessing it's because the file is missing? if so how do i obtain it? and if not, what is causing this error. I've followed the install guide completely.

Answer 1

I'm assuming your system is not a 32bit system. Netkit is only supported on the 32-bit architecture(unless the compatibility libraries are installed). Hence I would suggest you download a 32-bit VM(instead of installing the libraries) and run Netkit on the same(worked fine for me).

Answer 2

Check position of your lab-folder..