Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 17:18:12 +0100 From: dick hoogendijk <dick@nagual.st> To: freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: VMware host on stable? Message-ID: <20060217161812.GA39770@lothlorien.nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <43F4FC63.3090601@samsco.org> References: <43F381A5.9090204@protected-networks.net> <43F39A0B.3040609@samsco.org> <20060215230908.831354cf.dick@nagual.st> <43F4FC63.3090601@samsco.org>
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On 16 Feb Scott Long wrote: > dick hoogendijk wrote: > >On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:15:55 -0700 > >Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org> wrote: > > > >>Michael Butler wrote: > >> > >>>What is the most recent version of VMware known to work on 6.x in > >>>host mode so as to be able to run windoze as a guest? > >>> > >>>Anyone tried 5.5 on 6.x yet? .. or the time-limited beta (expires > >>>~July) of VMware server (free! at > >>>http://www.vmware.com/products/server)? > >>> > >>> Michael > >> > >>I have the same question. I've been looking at porting the 5.5 vmmon > >>module, but haven't had time yet to start. All I really need is the > >>ability to run an existing vmware image. And no, qemu and xen and > >>all that is not an option. > > > >You're entitled to your POV, of course. But I dare say that *on FreeBSD* > >Qemu (w/ kqemu) is far better than any build of vmware I've ever seen. > >Any reason why qemu is "not an option"? > > > > Can qemu run the vmware image that I have? If it can, great! It's > not a matter of opinion or open source vs closed source, it's a simple > matter of using appropriate tools for my particular needs. > > Scott The vmware filesystem is supported and my vmware images run great. -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 6.0 +++ The Power to Serve
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