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Date:      Wed, 29 May 2002 11:36:51 -0400
From:      Bosko Milekic <bmilekic@unixdaemons.com>
To:        Makoto Matsushita <matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        stable@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: VMware 3.1.1 for Windows and FreeBSD 4.6-RC2
Message-ID:  <20020529113651.A74576@unixdaemons.com>
In-Reply-To: <20020530002054D.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>; from matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org on Thu, May 30, 2002 at 12:20:54AM %2B0900
References:  <20020530002054D.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>

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On Thu, May 30, 2002 at 12:20:54AM +0900, Makoto Matsushita wrote:
> 
> 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

 I don't know what's up, but I tried installing a -CURRENT snapshot via
 a virtual CD "containing" the snapshot iso and got this behavior (I've
 tried several times on my laptop):

 * kern.flp boots fine and starts loader
 * mfsroot.flp goes OK
 * kernel boots
 * sysinstall starts and probes devices
 * sysinstall works and I can start the installation but while trying to
   do all the filesystem stuff it takes an infinite amount of time... it
   seems to slow down to a CRAWL.  It started setting up the / partition
   and was still at it the next morning.

 So I just stopped the install and gave up.  I've been told that VMWare
 doesn't like -CURRENT.  I have no idea what's going on, or why.

 (My VMWare is also hosted on Windows2000).
 
Regards,
-- 
Bosko Milekic
bmilekic@unixdaemons.com
bmilekic@FreeBSD.org


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