Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 22:11:26 -0000 From: paul@originative.co.uk To: dfr@nlsystems.com, mike@smith.net.au Cc: marcel@scc.nl, emulation@freebsd.org Subject: RE: vmware and linux loadable modules Message-ID: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FE65@octopus>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Doug Rabson [mailto:dfr@nlsystems.com] > Sent: 16 March 1999 21:32 > To: Mike Smith > Cc: Marcel Moolenaar; emulation@freebsd.org > Subject: Re: vmware and linux loadable modules > > > On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > Nathan Ahlstrom wrote: > > > > > > > I was looking over the vmware product > (http://www.vmware.com/) and it seems > > > > to require the linux equivalent of KLDs. Is it > possible to load and use > > > > these on FreeBSD? > > > > > > No, the internals of the kernel are different. The > easiest way to try vmware > > > is to install Linux or WinNT and use FreeBSD as a guest OS. > > > > > > I don't expect emulation of loadable kernel module support. > > > > At this point in time, VMware is unable to run FreeBSD. > Yet again, we > > push the emulation authors' envelopes. > > I thought *BSD was supported as a client OS or has some > feature of current > broken this? I haven't had a chance to play with vmware yet. I'm > seriously tempted to install Linux just to try it out. > 3.X isn't supported in the current version though I was told they have a version working internally so expect it to be supported soon. FreeBSD 2.2.8 apparently works. Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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