[6] bryan: uname -m
x86_64
[7] bryan:

If it turns out you have a 64 bit machine like mine, then I think you need to either get a 64 bit version of your file or install a multiarch capability - i.e the files and libraries needed to support 32 bit code on a 64 bit machine.

Good luck

@ve1drg: Do you understand what you're being asked to do?

Enter "file linbpq"  at the command line prompt and post output here.

linbpq: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=0d6a50412cd7cfe0f477184bfb233016e360f5e4, not stripped

ComputerBob wrote:

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3487264 Oct  9 10:58 linbpq

Please forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question (it wouldn't be the first time), but does that line mean that the file is owned/must be run by root?

Nope, the 'x' at the end means that 'others' have execution privileges. rwxr-xr-x means owner has full privileges, group has read/execute, and other has read/execute.

Thank you! That makes sense! 

RTLDLIST="/lib/ld-linux.so.2 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /libx32/ld-linux-x32.so.2"

and with the 32 bit change:

RTLDLIST="/lib32/ld-linux.so.2 /lib64/ld-linux-x86-64.so.2 /libx32/ld-linux-x32.so.2"

No change.

Those / that file will still not run,

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Yes.

Use a VM or multiarch but for the latter you will need to know which 32-bit libraries are needed to run the executable so see https://superuser.com/questions/908377/ … ont-report for a way to get ldd working so you can find those.

@ve1drg: Do you understand what you're being asked to do?

Enter "file linbpq"  at the command line prompt and post output here.

root@ve1drg:/BPQbbs/ve3bwm# file linbpq
linbpq: ELF 32-bit LSB shared object, Intel 80386, version 1 (SYSV), dynamically linked, interpreter /lib/ld-linux.so.2, for GNU/Linux 2.6.32, BuildID[sha1]=4634defa908c142e8292a701a0babd769a381cea, not stripped

Does this say that this is a 32 bit file?
I just downloaded it. Saying this was a 64bit file??

How..  how can I run a 32 bit file in a 64 bit machine?

It is rather frustrating that we have to ask this three times but can we please see the output of

file linbpq

And also explain from where you obtained this mysterious binary file.

EDIT: the output of this command would also be useful:

ldd linbpq

root@ve1drg:/BPQbbs/ve3bwm# ldd linbpq
    not a dynamic executable

??? what does that mean?  Other than,  is this why the program is not executable..

Enter "file linbpq"  at the command line prompt and post output here.

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3487264 Oct  9 10:58 linbpq

Please forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question (it wouldn't be the first time), but does that line mean that the file is owned/must be run by root?

Nope, the 'x' at the end means that 'others' have execution privileges. rwxr-xr-x means owner has full privileges, group has read/execute, and other has read/execute.

-rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 3487264 Oct  9 10:58 linbpq

Please forgive me if I'm asking a stupid question (it wouldn't be the first time), but does that line mean that the file is owned/must be run by root?

file linbpq

And also explain from where you obtained this mysterious binary file.

EDIT: the output of this command would also be useful:

ldd linbpq

It is the file called linbpq found in the g8bpq directory. I can't post it here because I dont know how to attach it to this message.  Must be a way. But cant figure it out.

It is an executable file and is normally run using ./linbpq.

Of course when that file runs it brings up a G8BPQ BBS.

I even tried using 'source linbpq'  and that gave me the same error.
The file will not run.

But a few days ago it ran just fine. I had that program on another distribution (Jessie) and it worked there.
Maybe Ascii is just too tough for this little file, eh?