Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 13:00:14 -0800 (PST) From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Lev Serebryakov <lev@serebryakov.spb.ru> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Re[2]: 5.0-RELEASE & VMWare 3.2 Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0301231258410.72492-100000@root.org> In-Reply-To: <656395359.20030123230432@serebryakov.spb.ru>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Thu, 23 Jan 2003, Lev Serebryakov wrote: > Hello, Brooks! > Thursday, January 23, 2003, 10:56:28 PM, you wrote: > > BD> From sys/i386/conf/NOTES: > BD> # CPU_DISABLE_CMPXCHG disables the CMPXCHG instruction on > i386 IA32 > BD> # machines. VmWare seems to emulate this instruction poorly, causing > BD> # the guest OS to run very slowly. Enabling this with a SMP kernel > BD> # will cause the kernel to be unusable. > BD> You need a kernel with this option or compiled with "cpu I386_CPU". > > Hmm... I need installer with special kernel... Is it possible without > building full release? Just install from a 4.x cd and then upgrade with installworld or create a single boot floppy with your own custom kernel. -Nate To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSF.4.21.0301231258410.72492-100000>