Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 06:39:28 +0000 (WET) From: Duane Hill <d.hill@yournetplus.com> To: cknipe@savage.za.org Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: vmware / vmplayer on freebsd? Message-ID: <20060720063509.P40165@cgate.yournetplus.com> In-Reply-To: <1153376854.44bf22567478c@196.22.132.16> References: <6e4453640607192136l35f697bdie98468d305ebaed@mail.gmail.com> <1153376854.44bf22567478c@196.22.132.16>
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On Thu, 20 Jul 2006, cknipe@savage.za.org wrote: > As far as I'm aware, VMWare only supports FreeBSD as a Guest OS, not as a Host > OS. i.e. you can't run VMWare itself on FreeBSD, but you can run FreeBSD > inside VMWare.. That would be correct. I own a copy of VMWare for Windows and use it extensively to test out different scenarios with FreeBSD before touching our production server. Works like a charm! > Quoting Erin Sharmahd <tuxgirl@gmail.com>: > >> I'm trying to find some info on google on using vmware server or >> vmplayer on freebsd. In essence, one of my classes is expecting us to >> do some windows work, and i'd like to do it in vmware or something >> similar so that I don't have to actually install windows.... >> >> Is it even possible currently to use the most recent version of vmware >> or vmplayer on freebsd? I saw a port for vmware3, but in talking to a >> friend, he said that's really old... >> >> Thanks, >> >> ~Erin >> >> -- >> http://www.tuxgirl.com >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- "This message was sent using 100% recycled electrons."
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