From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 3 10:05:53 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CB2A916A402 for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:05:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from redbull.bpaserver.net (redbullneu.bpaserver.net [213.198.78.217]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D41613C44B for ; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 10:05:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from alexander@leidinger.net) Received: from outgoing.leidinger.net (p54A5D542.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.213.66]) by redbull.bpaserver.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 396C42E25B; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:05:47 +0200 (CEST) Received: from webmail.leidinger.net (webmail.Leidinger.net [192.168.1.102]) by outgoing.leidinger.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 557C35B4817; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:05:44 +0200 (CEST) Received: (from www@localhost) by webmail.leidinger.net (8.13.8/8.13.8/Submit) id l33A5hLx031791; Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:05:43 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from Alexander@Leidinger.net) Received: from pslux.cec.eu.int (pslux.cec.eu.int [158.169.9.14]) by webmail.leidinger.net (Horde MIME library) with HTTP; Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:05:43 +0200 Message-ID: <20070403120543.awgarosussowkwsc@webmail.leidinger.net> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 12:05:43 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger To: John Kozubik References: <20070401121154.O35599@kozubik.com> <20070402095502.ejpfl6sk4sokwo4c@webmail.leidinger.net> <20070402145854.F35599@kozubik.com> In-Reply-To: <20070402145854.F35599@kozubik.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; DelSp="Yes"; format="flowed" Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Internet Messaging Program (IMP) H3 (4.1.3) / FreeBSD-7.0 X-BPAnet-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-BPAnet-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-BPAnet-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-14.864, required 8, autolearn=not spam, BAYES_00 -15.00, DK_POLICY_SIGNSOME 0.00, FORGED_RCVD_HELO 0.14) X-BPAnet-MailScanner-From: alexander@leidinger.net X-Spam-Status: No Cc: orlando@break.net, freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Bounty and timeline on vmware 5.x on FreeBSD 6.x X-BeenThere: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 10:05:53 -0000 Quoting John Kozubik (from Mon, 2 Apr 2007 15:00:47 =20 -0700 (PDT)): > > Alexander, > > On Mon, 2 Apr 2007, Alexander Leidinger wrote: > >> Quoting John Kozubik (from Sun, 1 Apr 2007 12:34:34 >> -0700 (PDT)): >> >> > Is there anyone out there that has the time, expertise and background t= o >> > implement Vmware workstation 5.x on FreeBSD 6.x, in as good (or better)= a >> > fashion as 3.x on FreeBSD 4.x was circa 2001-2002 ? >> >> Do you know if vmware 5.x runs on Linux 2.4.x? If it does not run >> there, it will not run on FreeBSD 6.x. It may run on -current, we are >> working on improving the linuxulator there. There are no plans to >> merge the 2.6.x emulation (far from complete or bugfree ATM) to 6.x. > > > > Vmware 5.5.3 will run with Linux kernel 2.4.x. [1] In fact, it appears to > run on 2.2 as well. A first try would be to backport some bugfixes (e.g. the mmap() fixes) =20 from -current (I can give a hint or two if someone is interested to do =20 this). After that determining what is needed by vmware would give a =20 hint where to proceed. Bye, Alexander. --=20 And you can't get any Watney's Red Barrel, because the bars close every time you're thirsty... http://www.Leidinger.net Alexander @ Leidinger.net: PGP ID =3D B0063FE7 http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild @ FreeBSD.org : PGP ID =3D 72077137