From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 07:31:35 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2371937B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:31:35 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genius.tao.org.uk (genius.tao.org.uk [212.135.162.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7136444001 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 07:31:34 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joe@genius.tao.org.uk) Received: by genius.tao.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 100) id B6BD74973; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:31:22 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 15:31:22 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: emulation@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Subject: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:31:35 -0000 --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? Joe --=20 Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An eclectic mix of fact an= d theory. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAj8BmzkACgkQXVIcjOaxUBZf6QCfbJKrfQlf/ZOlNvzu/wXtIc0U Tf4AoJxwpTfOmbmw2xOJ0VsGReWuVzCG =KOk6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --1UWUbFP1cBYEclgG-- From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 10:46:37 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C98137B401; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:37 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AAE0944029; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net [192.168.4.201]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h61HkaDZ017851; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@piii.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: from dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h61Hkagd007013; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h61HkaE7007012; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:36 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 10:46:36 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Josef Karthauser Message-ID: <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 17:46:37 -0000 On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error > > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". > > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:34:19 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7A69837B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:34:19 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genius.tao.org.uk (genius.tao.org.uk [212.135.162.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9137543FBF for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:34:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joe@genius.tao.org.uk) Received: by genius.tao.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 100) id ADD61452D; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:34:05 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:34:05 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-ID: <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:34:19 -0000 On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:46:36AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) > > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error > > > > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". > > > > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? > > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? > Probably. Any idea what to set it to? Joe -- Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. ================= From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:43:18 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DEFF337B413 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:43:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3774643FF9 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:43:18 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h61JhHDZ018547; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:43:17 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@ns1.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h61JhHfA018546; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:43:17 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:43:17 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Josef Karthauser Message-ID: <20030701194317.GA18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:43:19 -0000 On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 08:34:05PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:46:36AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) > > > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error > > > > > > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". > > > > > > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? > > > > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? > > > > Probably. Any idea what to set it to? RH8 is at 2.4.18. The linuxulator sets the value to 2.4.2 as that was the kernel revision in RH 7.2 Therefore: try 2.4.18 -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:44:52 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33DE237B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:44:52 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (scotth.emsphone.com [199.67.51.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 468FF43F75 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:44:50 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shildret@scotth.emsphone.com) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.12.6/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h61Jil6L099207; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:44:47 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from shildret@scotth.emsphone.com) Received: (from shildret@localhost) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.12.6/8.12.3/Submit) id h61JiluR099206; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:44:47 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:44:47 -0500 (CDT) Sender: shildret@scotth.emsphone.com From: shildreth@emsphone.com To: Josef Karthauser cc: emulation@freebsd.org cc: Marcel Moolenaar Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:44:52 -0000 Marcel wants to see the version, this will show the version, fbsd1>> sysctl compat.linux.osrelease compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2 ..not set it. On 01-Jul-2003 Josef Karthauser wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:46:36AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: >> > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) >> > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error >> > >> > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". >> > >> > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? >> >> sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? >> > > Probably. Any idea what to set it to? > > Joe > -- > Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ > FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ > Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ > ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. ================= > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---------------------------------- E-Mail: shildreth@emsphone.com Date: 01-Jul-2003 Time: 14:43:21 ---------------------------------- From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:46:23 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3F1E37B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:46:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (scotth.emsphone.com [199.67.51.179]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F3CEC43FF9 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:46:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from shildret@scotth.emsphone.com) Received: from scotth.emsphone.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.12.6/8.12.3) with ESMTP id h61JkK6L099220; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:46:20 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from shildret@scotth.emsphone.com) Received: (from shildret@localhost) by scotth.emsphone.com (8.12.6/8.12.3/Submit) id h61JkKmf099219; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:46:20 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 14:46:20 -0500 (CDT) Sender: shildret@scotth.emsphone.com From: shildreth@emsphone.com To: Josef Karthauser cc: emulation@freebsd.org cc: Marcel Moolenaar Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:46:23 -0000 ..whoops my fault I see you can set it to... :-0 On 01-Jul-2003 shildreth@emsphone.com wrote: > > Marcel wants to see the version, this will show the version, > > fbsd1>> sysctl compat.linux.osrelease > compat.linux.osrelease: 2.4.2 > > ..not set it. > > On 01-Jul-2003 Josef Karthauser wrote: >> On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:46:36AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: >>> On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: >>> > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) >>> > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error >>> > >>> > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". >>> > >>> > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? >>> >>> sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? >>> >> >> Probably. Any idea what to set it to? >> >> Joe >> -- >> Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ >> FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ >> Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ >> ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. ================= >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > ---------------------------------- > E-Mail: shildreth@emsphone.com > Date: 01-Jul-2003 > Time: 14:43:21 > ---------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-emulation > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-emulation-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" ---------------------------------- E-Mail: shildreth@emsphone.com Date: 01-Jul-2003 Time: 14:45:42 ---------------------------------- From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:50:53 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 47DFD37B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:50:53 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genius.tao.org.uk (genius.tao.org.uk [212.135.162.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 188AD43FDF for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:50:52 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joe@genius.tao.org.uk) Received: by genius.tao.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 100) id 054A74A74; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:50:39 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 20:50:38 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-ID: <20030701195038.GE2413@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701194317.GA18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701194317.GA18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:50:53 -0000 On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 12:43:17PM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 08:34:05PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 10:46:36AM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > > > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 03:31:22PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > > > I've just got around to installing vmware-3.2, and it runs! :) > > > > Unfortunately whenever I try and power on I get the error > > > > > > > > "this version of the linux kernel is not supported". > > > > > > > > Any tricks or tips as to how to circumnaviate this? > > > > > > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease? > > > > > > > Probably. Any idea what to set it to? > > RH8 is at 2.4.18. The linuxulator sets the value to 2.4.2 as that > was the kernel revision in RH 7.2 > Therefore: try 2.4.18 > Ahha, that appears to work: sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.4.18 I've since found that I was nailing the values in /etc/sysctl.conf, #compat.linux.osname=FreeBSD #compat.linux.osrelease=5.0-current so that opera reported the correct things. Joe -- Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ ================ An eclectic mix of fact and theory. ================= From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 12:59:25 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4D9437B401; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:59:25 -0700 (PDT) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (209-128-86-226.BAYAREA.NET [209.128.86.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9CEE43FEC; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:59:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@xcllnt.net) Received: from ns1.xcllnt.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9) with ESMTP id h61JxODZ018683; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:59:24 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from marcel@ns1.xcllnt.net) Received: (from marcel@localhost) by ns1.xcllnt.net (8.12.9/8.12.9/Submit) id h61JxONt018682; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:59:24 -0700 (PDT) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 12:59:24 -0700 From: Marcel Moolenaar To: Josef Karthauser Message-ID: <20030701195924.GB18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701194317.GA18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> <20030701195038.GE2413@genius.tao.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701195038.GE2413@genius.tao.org.uk> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.1i cc: emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 19:59:25 -0000 On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 08:50:38PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > > > RH8 is at 2.4.18. The linuxulator sets the value to 2.4.2 as that > > was the kernel revision in RH 7.2 > > Therefore: try 2.4.18 > > > > Ahha, that appears to work: > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.4.18 > > I've since found that I was nailing the values in /etc/sysctl.conf, > #compat.linux.osname=FreeBSD > #compat.linux.osrelease=5.0-current > so that opera reported the correct things. This was actually the primary reason for having osname and osrelease in the first place: people wanted their Linux browser to report FreeBSD :-) BTW: you can have this on a per-jail basis, so you have a way to have opera report FreeBSD, while still making Vmware happy. -- Marcel Moolenaar USPA: A-39004 marcel@xcllnt.net From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 1 14:03:04 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 472CE37B401 for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:03:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genius.tao.org.uk (genius.tao.org.uk [212.135.162.51]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8A6FA43FDD for ; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 14:03:03 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from joe@genius.tao.org.uk) Received: by genius.tao.org.uk (Postfix, from userid 100) id AD395421E; Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:02:51 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:02:51 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser To: Marcel Moolenaar Message-ID: <20030701210251.GB3584@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20030701143122.GB792@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701174636.GB6789@dhcp01.pn.xcllnt.net> <20030701193405.GD2413@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701194317.GA18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> <20030701195038.GE2413@genius.tao.org.uk> <20030701195924.GB18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="cmJC7u66zC7hs+87" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030701195924.GB18509@ns1.xcllnt.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i cc: emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Problems with vmware-3.2 X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 01 Jul 2003 21:03:04 -0000 --cmJC7u66zC7hs+87 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 12:59:24PM -0700, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > On Tue, Jul 01, 2003 at 08:50:38PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > >=20 > > > RH8 is at 2.4.18. The linuxulator sets the value to 2.4.2 as that > > > was the kernel revision in RH 7.2 > > > Therefore: try 2.4.18 > > >=20 > >=20 > > Ahha, that appears to work: > > sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=3D2.4.18 > >=20 > > I've since found that I was nailing the values in /etc/sysctl.conf, > > #compat.linux.osname=3DFreeBSD > > #compat.linux.osrelease=3D5.0-current > > so that opera reported the correct things. >=20 > This was actually the primary reason for having osname and osrelease > in the first place: people wanted their Linux browser to report > FreeBSD :-) >=20 > BTW: you can have this on a per-jail basis, so you have a way to > have opera report FreeBSD, while still making Vmware happy. > =20 Swell :) J. --=20 Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An eclectic mix of fact an= d theory. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --cmJC7u66zC7hs+87 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAj8B9voACgkQXVIcjOaxUBb9rACdGwPP8QLBY50YL9g9aZ6AVeKd cUQAoMjmvdeFwFYlC30FW7Aq2tFr054L =YRCn -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --cmJC7u66zC7hs+87--