From owner-freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Apr 12 18:59:22 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 D1E5C16A402 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:59:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Received: from mh1.centtech.com (moat3.centtech.com [64.129.166.50]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A679B13C489 for ; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:59:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Received: from [10.177.171.220] (neutrino.centtech.com [10.177.171.220]) by mh1.centtech.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l3CIxA1c064789; Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:59:10 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from anderson@freebsd.org) Message-ID: <461E817B.3020809@freebsd.org> Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:59:07 -0500 From: Eric Anderson User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.5.0.10 (X11/20070320) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Sean C. Farley" References: <20070409193137.D90697@thor.farley.org> In-Reply-To: <20070409193137.D90697@thor.farley.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.4/3083/Thu Apr 12 11:18:25 2007 on mh1.centtech.com X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.6 required=8.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.6 (2006-10-03) on mh1.centtech.com Cc: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: VMware5 port 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: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 18:59:22 -0000 On 04/09/07 19:40, Sean C. Farley wrote: > I have spent a good deal of time last year attempting to port VMware > 5.5.x to FreeBSD. Due to time, too many other projects and a beginning > level of driver development knowledge (someday I will fix this part :)), > I do not feel I can continue on it. To help others get a little > further, I put up a description of the status[1] on my web site. Many > thanks to Orlando Bassotto's effort on a port of 4.5.2 from which I > started. > > Sean > 1. http://www.farley.org/freebsd/tmp/vmware5/ Sean- Thanks! Much appreciated. I hope someone can pick up where this leaves off, and finish up the work. Anyone tried compiling it? I've had some troubles (on 7.0). Eric