Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 19:12:52 -0400 From: wolf <mjoyner2@hq.dyns.cx> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmware Message-ID: <3DA4B7F4.4010305@hq.dyns.cx> References: <3DA4AC33.9010207@myrealbox.com>
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vmware 2 won't run XP, etc on an athlon The highest OS I've tested it with is windows 98. the higher os's do something ssid or something or other (advanced cpu instructions) which cause the guest os to puke. SweeTLeaF wrote: > I am wanting to try VMware to emulate XP and have a few questions for > those who are using it. > > Currently i am booting between , freebsd, redhat and XP. These OS's > are already installed on their own native partitions. This is my first > question, I want to use freebsd as my host OS for vmware: Can i tell > vmware to use the already existing NTFS partition and ext3 "linux" > partition like you can in wine or do i have to reinstall both linux > and XP under vmware emulation? I really don't want to reinstall XP > and Redhat as they are all setup and running great. If this is > feasible please elaborate or point to reference material as the vmware > guide suggest you have to install all the virtual hosts OS's under > vmware emulation. > > Memory: I have a athlon 1800+ with 256/ddr 2100 ram...is this enough > to run all 3 OS's @ the same time, and if not what would be the > recommended amount? > > > Thanks in advance for any help. > > By the way is 4.7 release out? The reason i ask is because i see the > 4.7 dir on the ftp, but there is no disk 1 there is 2,3,4 but no 1. > The first disk says 4.7rc2.....is this the first disk for the final > 4.7 rel? > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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