Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 20:13:33 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: Robert Withrow <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com> Cc: John Reynolds <jjreynold@home.com>, emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/VMWare setup for dummies? Message-ID: <20000807201333.L254@parish> In-Reply-To: <200008071501.LAA09426@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM>; from bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:01:04AM -0400 References: <marko@freebsd.org> <200008071501.LAA09426@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM>
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On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 11:01:04AM -0400, Robert Withrow wrote: > > marko@freebsd.org said: > :- I originally built it with the latest port (Makefile rev 1.20) but in > :- another thread here it implied/suggested that the previous Makefile > :- (rev 1.19) may be better, so I grabbed that and tried it - no > :- different. > > I'm guessing that 4.1-RC is not supported by *any* version of the > VMWare port... But you'd need to check with the maintainer for sure. > > Comment: I know I sound like a broken record, but it would be much > better if the VMWare port were configured so that all *released* versions > of FBSD >= 4.0, at least, were supported. I'm not smart enough to > do the work myself, but I can volunteer to test versions on 4.0 Rel. > Well, FWIW, I just re-installed it using the latest port (Makefile rev 1.20 and build 621 of vmware) on a 4.1-Stable build just after 4.1-R was made and it works just fine. FreeBSD parish 4.1-STABLE FreeBSD 4.1-STABLE #0: Sun Aug 6 14:32:43 BST 2000 root@parish:/usr/src/sys/compile/PARISH i386 > -- > Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256) > BWithrow@BayNetworks.com > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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