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Date:      Wed, 29 May 2002 17:28:22 +0200
From:      alan.edmonds@t-motion.net
To:        matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org, stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: VMware 3.1.1 for Windows and FreeBSD 4.6-RC2
Message-ID:  <5D90F2332B50D411BE8A00209412104C03850975@QHS63>

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I am successfully running 4.6-RC2 under vmware for windows (win2k).
I installed 4.5 as I recall from a mapped ISO image and have
been keeping it up to date with cvsup.  I am not running the 
vmware tools though.  I installed it into a file on the disk
and not a true partition.

I did have problems booting the 4.5-RELEASE and 4.4-RELEASE 
boot floppies with vmware and on the true hardware.  For
some reason, the floppy wasn't recognized as bootable.

Hope this helps,
Alan Edmonds

-----Original Message-----
From: Makoto Matsushita [mailto:matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org]
Sent: 29 May 2002 16:21
To: stable@FreeBSD.org
Subject: VMware 3.1.1 for Windows and FreeBSD 4.6-RC2



I've tried to install FreeBSD 4.6-RC2 on VMware 3.1.1 for Windows
box.  However,

* kern.flp boots fine, loader started.
* loader reads mfsroot.flp contents cleanly.
* kernel starts.  Display USERCONFIG menu.  Skip it.
* kernel detects devices.
* sysinstall starts, then "Probing devices, please wait (this can
  take a while)..." dialog is shown.
* sysinstall seems to be stalled.

so I cannot install.  Installing 4.5-RELEASE works fine with the same
VM configuration.  What am I missing?

Note that the latest 4-stable (May/29/2002), and 4-stable as of
Apr/15/2002 also can't install.

-- -
Makoto `MAR' Matsushita

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