From owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Sun May 1 20:50:02 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-bugs@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E3F6A16A4CE for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:50:02 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9322243D2F for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:50:02 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.3) with ESMTP id j41Ko2oo073651 for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:50:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.13.3/8.13.1/Submit) id j41Ko2Uo073650; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:50:02 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Resent-Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:50:02 GMT Resent-Message-Id: <200505012050.j41Ko2Uo073650@freefall.freebsd.org> Resent-From: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org (GNATS Filer) Resent-To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Resent-Reply-To: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org, Andy Sparrow Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8AD216A4CE for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:15 +0000 (GMT) Received: from www.freebsd.org (www.freebsd.org [216.136.204.117]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C728B43D53 for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from nobody@FreeBSD.org) Received: from www.freebsd.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id j41KkFu0052217 for ; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody@www.freebsd.org) Received: (from nobody@localhost) by www.freebsd.org (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id j41KkFY2052214; Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:15 GMT (envelope-from nobody) Message-Id: <200505012046.j41KkFY2052214@www.freebsd.org> Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 20:46:15 GMT From: Andy Sparrow To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org X-Send-Pr-Version: www-2.3 Subject: misc/80514: vmmon_smp.ko does not create /dev/vmmon node on SMP FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE machine X-BeenThere: freebsd-bugs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Bug reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 01 May 2005 20:50:03 -0000 >Number: 80514 >Category: misc >Synopsis: vmmon_smp.ko does not create /dev/vmmon node on SMP FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE machine >Confidential: no >Severity: serious >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Sun May 01 20:50:02 GMT 2005 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Andy Sparrow >Release: FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE >Organization: Not Much >Environment: FreeBSD dell 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #1: Fri Apr 29 21:56:38 PDT 2005 root@dell:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/dell i386 >Description: No /dev/vmmon node is created after installing/starting VMware 3 on an SMP machine running 5.4-STABLE. Manually kldload'ing vmmon_up.ko results in a /dev/vmmon node. Which is, unfortunately, not usable - the message "VMware Workstation does not run on 2.0.x SMP Linux kernels. Please update to a 2.2.x or later SMP Linux kernel." appears in a dialog box after pressing "Power On". >How-To-Repeat: Install VMware3 port on an SMP machine running 5.4-STABLE with linux_base either rh7.3 or rh8 (identical symptoms). >Fix: >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: