Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2000 10:32:24 -0400 (EDT) From: "Vladimir N.Silyaev" <vns@mindspring.com> To: hpaul@hammann.com Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problems with current VMware port Message-ID: <200007151432.KAA00609@jupiter.delta.ny.us> In-Reply-To: <14699.40578.25936.601103@elvis.mu.org> References: <14699.40578.25936.601103@elvis.mu.org>
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In muc.lists.freebsd.emulation, you wrote: > > I'm trying to get VMware running on my laptop. I'm running >4.x-STABLE as of last week, and I installed the latest VMware port. >I'm having a little trouble which I'm pretty sure is just me missing >something. How about have something inside /compat/linux/proc? The warnings about problems to open executable file looks like you are have a definitivly problems with linuxprocfs (just missing it or mount it in a wrong place). > > The hostname, set in /etc/rc.conf is hpaullap. >/root/.vmware/license is a symlink to /home/hpaul/.vmware/license >which is a valid license I purchased from VMware. > > When I start VMware as root I get the following message box: > >=================================================== >This computer doesn't have a valid host name >(gethostbyname() failed) yet it tries to lock >remote file /root/.vmware/preferences. >Cannot open VMware Workstation executable file. >Possibly an installation error? >Cannot open VMware Workstation executable file. >Possibly an installation error? >Cannot open VMware Workstation executable file. >Possibly an installation error? >Cannot open VMware Workstation executable file. >Possibly an installation error? >Module 10 initialization succeeded. >=================================================== > > When I hit the OK button it goes into the configuration wizard. In >the configuration wizard I told it I want to run FreeBSD on an >existing physical disk. I went through the rest of the setup wizard >without any obvious problems. However, when I hit the Power On button >I get the following message box. > >=================================================== >Could not open /usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/vmm (No such file or directory). >=================================================== > > When I hit OK, everything except the Power On button is greyed >out. If I hit the Power On button I get the same message box. > > If anyone has a suggestion how I can get past this I would be most >appreciative. If there's somewhere I can find documentation that >explains this that would be even better. Thanks in advance. > >Regards, > >H. Paul Hammann >hpaul@hammann.com > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message -- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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