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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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