From owner-freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Nov 7 12:10:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6EA1916A4C2 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:10:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net (elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net [209.86.89.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D480043D53 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 12:09:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from [66.47.111.183] (helo=joeandlane.com) by elasmtp-spurfowl.atl.sa.earthlink.net with asmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1GhPlC-00075P-N6 for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:08:59 -0500 Received: from joeandlane.com (localhost.localnet.local [127.0.0.1]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1) with ESMTP id kA7CBk84089990 for ; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:11:46 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) Received: from localhost (localhost [[UNIX: localhost]]) by joeandlane.com (8.13.8/8.13.1/Submit) id kA7CBkPA089989 for freebsd-ports@freebsd.org; Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:11:46 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from lane@joeandlane.com) From: Lane To: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:11:45 -0600 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.3 References: <200611062222.25640.lane@joeandlane.com> <790a9fff0611062321n720a627dn22a33dfc95dc6052@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <790a9fff0611062321n720a627dn22a33dfc95dc6052@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200611070611.46087.lane@joeandlane.com> X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-CD-SOLUTIONS-MailScanner-From: lane@joeandlane.com X-ELNK-Trace: e56a4b6ca9bdfda11aa676d7e74259b7b3291a7d08dfec7968bda07ef6654c6c6712f93146a497f2350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c350badd9bab72f9c X-Originating-IP: 66.47.111.183 Subject: Re: VMware Workstation does not run on 2.0.x SMP Linux kernels. Please update to a 2.2.x or later SMP Linux kernel X-BeenThere: freebsd-ports@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting software to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 12:10:30 -0000 On Tuesday 07 November 2006 01:21, Scot Hetzel wrote: > On 11/6/06, Lane wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I've recently installed emulators/vmware3, purchased a linux license on > > ebay, and ran into this message: > > > > VMware Workstation does not run on 2.0.x SMP Linux kernels. Please > > update to a 2.2.x or later SMP Linux kernel > > What is the output of 'sysctl compat.linux.osrelase'? > > It shoud give you 2.4.2. > > See the following post from a user who had the same problem: > > http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-emulation/2003-July/000103.html > > Make sure your not setting compat.linux.osrelease in your /etc/sysctl.conf > file. > > Scot Scot, Thanks for the link. I tried the suggestion (sysctl compat.linux.osrelease=2.4.18) in both 5.4 and 6.1 but did not resolve the message. I note that the porter notes at http://www.break.net/orlando/freebsd.html "VMware 3.2.x Support The support for VMware 3.2.x is currently available through the FreeBSD Ports system. Please, note that SMP support for FreeBSD 5 has been removed, and it will be replaced soon." It appears he was working on porting 4.5 back in January, but had not yet done the SMP part because he didn't have an SMP machine. It stands to reason that he never got around to retro-fitting vmware3 for SMP in 5+. I've sent email to the original poster from the link you sent. Maybe he'll have some information. Thanks again, lane