From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 25 08:01:13 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4A80316A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:01:13 -0800 (PST) Received: from 194-185-53-242.f5.ngi.it (194-185-53-242.f5.ngi.it [194.185.53.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 01E1843D2F for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 08:01:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@remotelab.org) Received: from einstein.lab (einstein.lab [192.168.168.2]) i0PG160K057344; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:01:06 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark@remotelab.org) Received: from einstein.lab (localhost.lab [127.0.0.1]) by einstein.lab (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0PG0qA5000881; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:00:52 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark@einstein.lab) Received: (from mark@localhost) by einstein.lab (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i0PG0q0q000880; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:00:52 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark) Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 17:00:52 +0100 From: Marco Trentini To: Mike Silbersack Message-ID: <20040125160052.GB620@einstein.lab> References: <20040124151131.I29927@odysseus.silby.com> <20040124222442.GA57412@einstein.lab> <20040124191500.J29927@odysseus.silby.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040124191500.J29927@odysseus.silby.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New /dev/rtc driver for vmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 16:01:13 -0000 On Sat, Jan 24, 2004 at 09:04:02PM -0600, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > On Sat, 24 Jan 2004, Marco Trentini wrote: > > > Hi, I'm using vmware without rct module because if I load that module > > (and load a virtual machine) I get a panic when shutdown the (real) > > machine (on FreeBSD 5.2RC and last but one version of vmware3 port). > > Yeah, I fixed that a few days ago in the port, and this version of rtc.c > includes the fix as well. > > > Can you explain in a nutshell the main advantages to use this module? > > > > Thanks. > > Well, it's _supposed_ to give you more accurate clocking in win98 VMs, and > I think that it should help the others as well, but I haven't been a > vmware user long enough to tell. This is why I'd like the opinion of some > longtime vmware users to see how this new driver compares to the previous > driver and/or how it compares to running without the driver with various > virtual machine types. That's great! So, updating the port vmware (last version) and rtc (your version) not only I don't get more the panic at shutdown phase but I've seen a lot of improvements in my Virtual Machine. Now the audio/video (as .mp3 and .mpg) are very fluid. When I worked without the rtc module, the audio/video were unusable because them were reproduced jerkily. I've also noted a general improvement on the rapidity to run applications. A positive vote for me :) I run vmware on FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2 with "options HZ=1500" in my kernel and my virtual machine is a Windows 2000 Pro with SP4. Many thanks. -- Marco Trentini mark@remotelab.org http://www.remotelab.org/ From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 25 23:54:27 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 40AFD16A4CE for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:54:27 -0800 (PST) Received: from relay.pair.com (relay.pair.com [209.68.1.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id BC29C43D54 for ; Sun, 25 Jan 2004 23:54:23 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from silby@silby.com) Received: (qmail 47240 invoked from network); 26 Jan 2004 07:54:22 -0000 Received: from niwun.pair.com (HELO localhost) (209.68.2.70) by relay.pair.com with SMTP; 26 Jan 2004 07:54:22 -0000 X-pair-Authenticated: 209.68.2.70 Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 01:54:21 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Silbersack To: Marco Trentini In-Reply-To: <20040125160052.GB620@einstein.lab> Message-ID: <20040126014941.L1599@odysseus.silby.com> References: <20040124151131.I29927@odysseus.silby.com> <20040124191500.J29927@odysseus.silby.com> <20040125160052.GB620@einstein.lab> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New /dev/rtc driver for vmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 07:54:27 -0000 On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Marco Trentini wrote: > So, updating the port vmware (last version) and rtc (your version) not > only I don't get more the panic at shutdown phase but I've seen a lot of > improvements in my Virtual Machine. > > Now the audio/video (as .mp3 and .mpg) are very fluid. When I worked > without the rtc module, the audio/video were unusable because them were > reproduced jerkily. > > I've also noted a general improvement on the rapidity to run > applications. > > A positive vote for me :) > > I run vmware on FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2 with "options HZ=1500" in my kernel > and my virtual machine is a Windows 2000 Pro with SP4. > > Many thanks. > > > -- > Marco Trentini mark@remotelab.org I'm glad it's working well, but to be honest, it's not working correctly! I just discovered that the way I wrote it, it will only work properly at HZ=1000. I'll post the updated file once I have fixed it, which should be soon. Actually, I should rephrase that... the way I wrote it, anything over hz=1000 should work relatively well, but anything under hz=1000 would have serious timing issues. Of course, I'd still appreciate it if people would continue testing... just keep the hz setting near 1000. (I haven't found any other bugs yet.) Mike "Silby" Silbersack From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 26 02:58:30 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A5E16A4CE for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 02:58:30 -0800 (PST) Received: from 194-185-53-242.f5.ngi.it (194-185-53-242.f5.ngi.it [194.185.53.242]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EC08E43D46 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 02:58:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@remotelab.org) Received: from einstein.lab (einstein.lab [192.168.168.2]) i0QAwQ0K013950; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:58:26 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark@remotelab.org) Received: from einstein.lab (localhost.lab [127.0.0.1]) by einstein.lab (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0QAwDDx000697; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:58:13 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark@einstein.lab) Received: (from mark@localhost) by einstein.lab (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i0QAwDIc000696; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:58:13 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mark) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:58:12 +0100 From: Marco Trentini To: Mike Silbersack Message-ID: <20040126105812.GA618@einstein.lab> References: <20040124151131.I29927@odysseus.silby.com> <20040124222442.GA57412@einstein.lab> <20040124191500.J29927@odysseus.silby.com> <20040125160052.GB620@einstein.lab> <20040126014941.L1599@odysseus.silby.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20040126014941.L1599@odysseus.silby.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New /dev/rtc driver for vmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 10:58:30 -0000 On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 01:54:21AM -0600, Mike Silbersack wrote: > > On Sun, 25 Jan 2004, Marco Trentini wrote: > > > So, updating the port vmware (last version) and rtc (your version) not > > only I don't get more the panic at shutdown phase but I've seen a lot of > > improvements in my Virtual Machine. > > > > Now the audio/video (as .mp3 and .mpg) are very fluid. When I worked > > without the rtc module, the audio/video were unusable because them were > > reproduced jerkily. > > > > I've also noted a general improvement on the rapidity to run > > applications. > > > > A positive vote for me :) > > > > I run vmware on FreeBSD RELEASE-5.2 with "options HZ=1500" in my kernel > > and my virtual machine is a Windows 2000 Pro with SP4. > > > > I'm glad it's working well, but to be honest, it's not working correctly! > I just discovered that the way I wrote it, it will only work properly at > HZ=1000. I'll post the updated file once I have fixed it, which should be > soon. > > Actually, I should rephrase that... the way I wrote it, anything over > hz=1000 should work relatively well, but anything under hz=1000 would have > serious timing issues. > > Of course, I'd still appreciate it if people would continue testing... > just keep the hz setting near 1000. (I haven't found any other bugs yet.) > I've tested it with hz=1000 and it works as well. -- Marco Trentini mark@remotelab.org http://www.remotelab.org/ From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jan 26 11:02:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0475E16A4CE for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:02:31 -0800 (PST) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 89BCA43DAA for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:01:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (peter@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id i0QJ1aFR037937 for ; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:01:36 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id i0QJ1Z8R037931 for emulation@freebsd.org; Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:01:35 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org) Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 11:01:35 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <200401261901.i0QJ1Z8R037931@freefall.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: freefall.freebsd.org: peter set sender to owner-bugmaster@freebsd.org using -f From: FreeBSD bugmaster To: emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Current problem reports assigned to you X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Development of Emulators of other operating systems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2004 19:02:31 -0000 Current FreeBSD problem reports Critical problems Serious problems S Submitted Tracker Resp. 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