From owner-freebsd-stable Wed May 29 8:37: 8 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from angelica.unixdaemons.com (angelica.unixdaemons.com [209.148.64.135]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4FD7737B406 for ; Wed, 29 May 2002 08:37:02 -0700 (PDT) Received: from angelica.unixdaemons.com (bmilekic@localhost.unixdaemons.com [127.0.0.1]) by angelica.unixdaemons.com (8.12.3/8.12.1) with ESMTP id g4TFaqMR075084; Wed, 29 May 2002 11:36:53 -0400 (EDT) X-Authentication-Warning: angelica.unixdaemons.com: Host bmilekic@localhost.unixdaemons.com [127.0.0.1] claimed to be angelica.unixdaemons.com Received: (from bmilekic@localhost) by angelica.unixdaemons.com (8.12.3/8.12.1/Submit) id g4TFapcS075071; Wed, 29 May 2002 11:36:51 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from bmilekic) Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 11:36:51 -0400 From: Bosko Milekic To: Makoto Matsushita Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VMware 3.1.1 for Windows and FreeBSD 4.6-RC2 Message-ID: <20020529113651.A74576@unixdaemons.com> References: <20020530002054D.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: <20020530002054D.matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org>; from matusita@jp.FreeBSD.org on Thu, May 30, 2002 at 12:20:54AM +0900 Sender: owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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