Date: Tue, 15 May 2012 20:12:05 -0500 From: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> To: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org, Adam Strohl <adams-freebsd@ateamsystems.com> Subject: Re: 9.0-RELEASE amd64: No Boot on VMWare Workstation Message-ID: <c073c75fe5da298181aed3acc2153ece.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org> In-Reply-To: <2e7007ea2b665b768b186a0df0c8c2a6.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org> References: <a78308eb1a2dc1c71a03a6448e6be051.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org> <4FB1F0C2.2080308@ateamsystems.com> <2e7007ea2b665b768b186a0df0c8c2a6.squirrel@webmail.lerctr.org>
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Ok, I'm just impatient. I let it sit, and it eventually came up. Would it be possible for the next 9.x release to set hw.memtest.tests="0" when we discover we're under a hypervisor to avoid doing the tests? (or default it to 0 in the installer kernel?)? On Tue, May 15, 2012 9:49 am, Larry Rosenman wrote: > This is VMWare Workstation 8.0.3 booting off the release ISO. > > Ideas? > > On Tue, May 15, 2012 12:59 am, Adam Strohl wrote: >> On 5/14/2012 22:18, Larry Rosenman wrote: >>> Is there a known issue with 9.0-RELEASE on amd64 VMWare Workstation? >> >> Since nobody has chimed in I felt I should: >> >> I use FreeBSD 9.0 routinely under VMWare Workstation without issue (my >> current VMWare Workstation version is 8.0.0 which is slightly out of >> date, 8.0.3 is available). >> >>> I tried to build a new VM on my new Lenovo W520 Laptop (Windows 7 >>> Pro/64-Bit, 16G ram) and it gets to the Beastie menu, and times out, >>> then >>> dies. >>> >>> Any ideas? >>> >>> What can I provide? >> >> The version of VMWare Workstation you are running. >> >>> And, is there an issue with 9 in general, or could I install 8.3 and >>> then >>> source update it to 9 or 10? >> >> I build test VMs for 9 and do test upgrades from 6.x, 7.x and 8.x to 9 >> using VMWare Workstation on my desktop and laptop without issue. >> > > > -- > Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler > Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org > US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893 > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893
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