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Date:      Tue, 14 Aug 2001 10:44:17 -0700
From:      "Bad Mamma Jamma" <mike@fbuc.org>
To:        <questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   VMware not configured correctly, I think
Message-ID:  <001001c124e8$bdfe3250$1200a8c0@tbird>

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Hey everybody, I've searched the archives and so far have not found an =
answer to my problem.  I'm having some difficulties configuring VMware =
for FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE.  The build and version of VMware is =
vmware2-2.0.4.1142.  My problem arises when I attempt to use Bridge =
Networking.  The install of VMware goes fine, but when I go to "power =
on" to install an OS, it gives me the following error: =20

> Could not query bridging status on /dev/vmnet0: Invalid argument
> Failed to configure ethernet0.

When I run kldstat, I get:

> 2    1 0xc109a000 7000     linprocfs.ko
> 5    1 0xc10ed000 9000     vmmon_up.ko

 (among others of course)  but what I am not getting, which I've been =
told should be there, is vmnet.ko.  I searched for vmnet.ko to load it =
manually and it doesn't exist on my system anywhere.  Could this be the =
problem getting in the way and giving me the error up above? =20

Also, when I run 'ifconfig vmnet0' I get:

> ifconfig: interface vmnet0 does not exist

And when I run 'ifconfig vmnet1' I get:

> vmnet1: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> =
mtu 1500
>        inet 192.168.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.0.255
>        inet6 fe80::2bd:a4ff:fe02:1%vmnet1 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x7
>        ether 00:bd:a4:02:00:01

So, obviously vmnet0 is not configured, or in existance.  And I'm afraid =
I don't have enough experience at this point to really know what the =
heck is going on.  Can anyone shed any light on this?  I'm pretty much =
totally confused at this point.  : )  Any help you could provide would =
be greatly appreciated. =20

Thanks for your time, Mike



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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hey everybody, I've searched the =
archives and so=20
far have not found an answer to my problem.&nbsp; I'm having some =
difficulties=20
configuring VMware for FreeBSD 4.3-STABLE.&nbsp; The build and version =
of VMware=20
is vmware2-2.0.4.1142.&nbsp; My problem arises when I attempt to use =
Bridge=20
Networking.&nbsp; The install of VMware goes fine, but when I go to =
"power on"=20
to install an OS, it gives me the following error:&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; Could not query bridging status on =

/dev/vmnet0: Invalid argument<BR>&gt; Failed to configure=20
ethernet0.<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>When I run kldstat, I get:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt;&nbsp;2&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1 =
0xc109a000=20
7000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; linprocfs.ko<BR>&gt; 5&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 1=20
0xc10ed000 9000&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; vmmon_up.ko<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;(among others of course)&nbsp; =
but what I am=20
not getting, which I've been told should be there, is vmnet.ko.&nbsp; I =
searched=20
for vmnet.ko to load it manually and it doesn't exist on my system=20
anywhere.&nbsp; Could this be the problem&nbsp;getting in the way and =
giving me=20
the error up above?&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Also, when I run 'ifconfig vmnet0' I=20
get:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; ifconfig: interface vmnet0 does =
not=20
exist<BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And when I run 'ifconfig vmnet1' I=20
get:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; vmnet1:=20
flags=3D8943&lt;UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST&gt; mtu=20
1500</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&gt; =
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; inet=20
192.168.0.1 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast=20
192.168.0.255<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; inet6=20
fe80::2bd:a4ff:fe02:1%vmnet1 prefixlen 64 scopeid=20
0x7<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ether=20
00:bd:a4:02:00:01<BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>So, obviously vmnet0 is not configured, =
or in=20
existance.&nbsp; And I'm afraid I don't have enough experience at this =
point to=20
really know what the heck is going on.&nbsp; </FONT><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Can=20
anyone shed any light on this?&nbsp; I'm pretty much totally confused at =
this=20
point.&nbsp; : )&nbsp; Any help you could provide would be greatly=20
appreciated.&nbsp; </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks for your time, Mike</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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