From owner-freebsd-questions Fri Mar 15 20:31:12 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from out016.verizon.net (out016pub.verizon.net [206.46.170.92]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3C5837B405 for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:31:05 -0800 (PST) Received: from jeff ([67.218.99.40]) by out016.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.04.05 201-253-122-122-105-20011231) with SMTP id <20020316043104.DBKH8955.out016.verizon.net@jeff> for ; Fri, 15 Mar 2002 22:31:04 -0600 Message-ID: <000801c1cca3$5db78b90$2863da43@jeff> From: "Jeff" <4snova2@gte.net> To: Subject: Install FreeBSD on vmware 3.0 Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 20:30:55 -0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0005_01C1CC60.4EC47870" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2919.6700 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2919.6700 Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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

Hi All,

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.

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).

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.

Jeff

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