Date: Tue, 09 Oct 2001 22:08:41 -0400 From: Technical Information <tech_info@threespace.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: CD-ROMs on VMware Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011009215710.018064c8@threespace.com>
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I was trying to install FreeBSD 4.4-RELEASE onto a virtual PC using VMware
Workstation 3.0 Beta build-1394. (The time-limited beta can be downloaded
free or charge from the VMware web site.) Things work pretty well until
it's time to mount the CD-ROM. The command "mount /cdrom" produces the
following fault in FreeBSD:
----- start of fault message -----
Fatal trap 12: page fault while in kernel mode
fault virtual address = 0xc0daf000
fault code = supervisor write, page not present
instruction pointer = 0x8:0xc02fd92e
stack pointer = 0x10:0xc6192bf8
frame pointer = 0x10:0xc6192c08
code segment = base 0x0, limit 0xfffff, type 0x1b
= DPL 0, pres 1, def32 1, gran 1
processor eflags = interrupt enabled, IOPL = 0
current process = 256 (sysinstall)
interrupt mask = bio
trap number = 12
panic: page fault
syncing disks... 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38 38
giving up on 38 buffers
Uptime: 3m27s
Automatic reboot in 15 seconds - press a key on the console to abort
----- end of fault message -----
On the VMware's web site, there is a paragraph that states:
Note: With all versions of FreeBSD is that there is a problem probing for
the CD-ROM device wdc1. FreeBSD sends an illegal ATAPI command to the IDE
controller and ignores the error status reply. This results in
approximately a one-minute delay each time the system boots.
[http://www.vmware.com/support/ws3/doc/ws30_guestos26.html#1016398]
Is this legitimately a problem with FreeBSD's CD-ROM driver? And is it
causing the panic I noted above? I don't have this problem installing
directly on my hardware, but I'm interesting in getting beyond this problem
if possible. As always, any help/suggestions are appreciated.
Please CC me on replies since I do not subscribe.
--Chip Morton
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