From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 11 01:22:32 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 85E7A16A415 for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:22:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0BEF343D6D for ; Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:22:31 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 23470 invoked from network); 11 Sep 2006 11:22:30 +1000 Received: from andromeda.lef.com.au (HELO localhost) (210.8.93.2) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 11 Sep 2006 11:22:30 +1000 Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 11:22:26 +1000 From: Norberto Meijome To: "Andrew Falanga" Message-ID: <20060911112226.3b561dcb@localhost> In-Reply-To: <340a29540609101600w5530255cvb5bb010c050ed052@mail.gmail.com> References: <340a29540609101600w5530255cvb5bb010c050ed052@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 2.4.0 (GTK+ 2.8.20; i386-portbld-freebsd6.1) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions Subject: Re: Windows "emulator" in amd64 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2006 01:22:32 -0000 On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 17:00:34 -0600 "Andrew Falanga" wrote: > What package will work to run Windoze programs in FreeBSD/amd64? I don't > usually worry about, but my > Father switched to FreeBSD/amd64 (which is what I run) and he can't seem to > find one. I first steered him toward vmware3, which I found in the ports. for vmware3 you'll still need a vmware for linux commercial license to use it. > But it refused to install because of being the 64-bit OS. So, I tried to > install wine, also from ports, and was told the same thing. I went to the > wine web site and thought I remembered seeing something about using wine on > amd64. So, what windows emulator can be run in amd64? have you tried qemu ? I particularly feel it's not worth the effort installing windows inside a vm like qemu..it's just feels soooo slow (because it is :) ... wine seems to me a better way to go, but i didnt know about the 64-bit issue. good luck, _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome Law of Conservation of Perversity: we can't make something simpler without making something else more complex I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.