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Date:      Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:04:48 -0500
From:      Paul Schmehl <pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com>
To:        Erik Norgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org>, questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and vmware
Message-ID:  <1D27EB0FC53D59D3EB075517@utd65257.utdallas.edu>
In-Reply-To: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org>
References:  <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org>

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--On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 21:34:43 +0100 Erik Norgaard 
<norgaard@locolomo.org> wrote:

> Hi:
>
> I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today
> to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed
> FreeBSD.
>
> This works except for three problems:
>
> - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in
> the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but
> problem solved?
>
> - I can't see the network devices from vmware
>
> - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found
>
> Any clues?
>

Yes.  Use VirtualBox.

-- 
Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst
As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions
are my own and not those of my employer.
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"It is as useless to argue with those who have
renounced the use of reason as to administer
medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson




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