Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:30:55 -0800 From: "Jeff" <4snova2@gte.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Install FreeBSD on vmware 3.0 Message-ID: <000801c1cca3$5db78b90$2863da43@jeff>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1CC60.4EC47870 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi All, I've been attempting to install FreeBSD on my vmware 3.0 for several = days. The problem is that the installed system will not boot properly. Vmware states there is a disk geometry problem with versions earlier = than 4.4 but I've actually used 4.4 and 4.5 (with IDE CD drive) without = success. Also I've checked the disk geometry even going so far as = placing a dos partition on the system to help it choose the right one. = The geometry does change for the 8 Gig system with the dos as expected = to 1044/255/63 but then the system enters an infinitely SLOOOOOW boot = (at this point the laptop fan starts to run more making me wonder if the = processor is really working overtime to boot; but that may just be = paranoia). Certainly something else is wrong with the way FreeBSD works with = vmware. I've tried every kind of trick I can think of including = different bootloaders. Any Ideas. Jeff ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1CC60.4EC47870 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2920.0" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I've been attempting to install FreeBSD = on my=20 vmware 3.0 for several days. The problem is that the installed = system will=20 not boot properly.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Vmware states there is a disk geometry = problem with=20 versions earlier than 4.4 but I've actually used 4.4 and 4.5 (with IDE = CD drive)=20 without success. Also I've checked the disk geometry even going so far = as=20 placing a dos partition on the system to help it choose the right = one. The=20 geometry does change for the 8 Gig system with the dos as expected to=20 1044/255/63 but then the system enters an infinitely SLOOOOOW boot (at = this=20 point the laptop fan starts to run more making me wonder if the = processor is=20 really working overtime to boot; but that may just be = paranoia).</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Certainly something else is wrong with = the way=20 FreeBSD works with vmware. I've tried every kind of trick I can think of = including different bootloaders. Any Ideas.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Jeff</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1CC60.4EC47870-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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