Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:51:08 +0100 From: Daniel Rock <freebsd@deadcafe.de> To: Jia-Shiun Li <jiashiun@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD amd 64 and VMWARE issues Message-ID: <438DD87C.9060906@deadcafe.de> In-Reply-To: <1d6d20bc0511300748m1adedb31t@mail.gmail.com> References: <200511272146.48247.dantavious@comcast.net> <1d6d20bc0511300748m1adedb31t@mail.gmail.com>
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Jia-Shiun Li schrieb: > Derrick, > > You must have > 1.Windows x64 edition as host You can run an 64 bit guest OS on a 32 bit Windows host. > 2.VMWare Workstation 5.5 (from which begins to support amd64 guests) > to install amd64 version as guest OS. > 2005/11/28, Derrick Edwards <dantavious@comcast.net>: > >> Hi, >>I am trying to install FreeBSD amd 6.0 release as a guest operating system on >>VMWARE 5.0. I have a ABIT KU8 motherboard and AMD 64 anthlon 3700. If I >>install Freebsd 6 amd 64 by itself I works great. I only get the following >>error when installing it in VMWARE. 3. You need an Athlon64/Opteron processor with at least D-Stepping. AFAIK all Socket 754 processors are stepping CG or lower. So I don't think you will have any luck even with the current VMWare release. http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/Default.aspx Daniel
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