Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 12:53:31 +0100 From: Xavier Otazu <xotazu@cvc.uab.es> Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: vmware3 does not recognize hard disk raw device Message-ID: <20061114125331.61da4646@cvc131.uab.es> In-Reply-To: <20061113165515.62d382f5@cvc131.uab.es> References: <20061113120020.59C9F16A4EA@hub.freebsd.org> <20061113165515.62d382f5@cvc131.uab.es>
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In may last message, I made a mistake. I mean freebsd 6.x, not 3.x Xavier On Mon, 13 Nov 2006 16:55:15 +0100 Xavier Otazu <xotazu@cvc.uab.es> wrote: > > > Hello: > > I've installed vmware3 on freebsd 3.x from fresh ports. > > When configuring a new virtual machine, it tells me that all > the /dev/hd? devices (i.e. /compat/linux/devhd?) are not read/write. > > I made a soft link from this device (in /compat/linux/dev/hda) > to /dev/ad0. Then it recognizes read/write acces. But when powering on > the machine it tells me that it is not a raw device and it does not > boot. > > I have > > crw-r----- 1 root operator 0, 86 Nov 13 12:02 /dev/ad0 > > and > > lrwxr-xr-x 1 root wheel 8 Nov 9 > 21:21 /compat/linux/dev/hda@ -> /dev/ad0 > > The original hda device created by the port is > > brwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 0, 0x00010002 Jun 12 > 21:12 /compat/linux/dev/hda_orig* > > > I tried to create it using the minor and major characters 0 and 86, as > in /dev/ad0, but it do not produce a working device. > > I have linux, aio, acpi and linprocfs modules loaded. > > The /dev/ad0 disk I wan to boot in vmware is different from the one in > which FreeBSD is installed (/dev/ad3) > > Any suggestions? > > Thanks in advance > > Xavier
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