Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 09:49:15 -0500 From: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> To: "Adam Strohl" <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 9.0-RELEASE amd64: No Boot on VMWare Workstation Message-ID: <016429adfb7cb10a810f64ea86ecbd8e.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <4FB1F0C2.2080308@ateamsystems.com> References: <a78308eb1a2dc1c71a03a6448e6be051.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org> <4FB1F0C2.2080308@ateamsystems.com>
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This is VMWare Workstation 8.0.3 booting off the release ISO. Ideas? On Tue, May 15, 2012 12:59 am, Adam Strohl wrote: > On 5/14/2012 22:18, Larry Rosenman wrote: >> Is there a known issue with 9.0-RELEASE on amd64 VMWare Workstation? > > Since nobody has chimed in I felt I should: > > I use FreeBSD 9.0 routinely under VMWare Workstation without issue (my > current VMWare Workstation version is 8.0.0 which is slightly out of > date, 8.0.3 is available). > >> I tried to build a new VM on my new Lenovo W520 Laptop (Windows 7 >> Pro/64-Bit, 16G ram) and it gets to the Beastie menu, and times out, >> then >> dies. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> What can I provide? > > The version of VMWare Workstation you are running. > >> And, is there an issue with 9 in general, or could I install 8.3 and >> then >> source update it to 9 or 10? > > I build test VMs for 9 and do test upgrades from 6.x, 7.x and 8.x to 9 > using VMWare Workstation on my desktop and laptop without issue. > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893
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