Date: Wed, 19 Apr 2006 14:37:08 +0100 From: Josef Karthauser <joe@FreeBSD.org> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Subject: vmware3 on FreeBSD 6 and raw disks? Message-ID: <20060419133708.GA946@genius.tao.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060417162115.GJ42376@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20051121150641.GA714@genius.tao.org.uk> <20060417162115.GJ42376@genius.tao.org.uk>
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--ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Is there anyone here using vmware on FreeBSD 6? I can't get raw disk support to work. Is this just my setup, or is this universal? I'd really appreciate some feed back. If you're not using raw disks, how are you using vmware3? Do you have tips on how to boot off a drive image in a file? Joe On Mon, Apr 17, 2006 at 05:21:15PM +0100, Josef Karthauser wrote: > Does anyone have a solution for this yet? >=20 > Joe >=20 > On Mon, Nov 21, 2005 at 03:06:41PM +0000, Josef Karthauser wrote: > > I'm happy to see that vmware3 now compiles on FreeBSD 6 and an looking > > forward to using it again. However, when I start it I get: > >=20 > > Unable to open either the disk '/dev/md0'.... > >=20 > > Strange. I used to be able to used a memory disk for my files under > > FreeBSD 5. Doesn't anyone know what's going on? > >=20 > > For reference: > >=20 > > genius% ls -ld /dev/md0 > > crw-rw-rw- 1 root operator 0, 130 Nov 21 12:12 /dev/md0 > > genius% id > > uid=3D100(joe) gid=3D100(joe) groups=3D100(joe), 0(wheel), 5(operat= or), 68(dialer) > >=20 > > and it's definitely a good disk: > >=20 > > genius# mount_ntfs /dev/md0s1 /mnt > > genius# ls /mnt > > $AttrDef $Volume Program Files > > $BadClus AUTOEXEC.BAT RECYCLER > > $Bitmap Binaries System Volume I= nformation > > $Boot CONFIG.SYS WINDOWS > > $Extend Documents and Settings Websites > > $LogFile IO.SYS boot.ini > > $MFTMirr Inetpub clj4500 > > $Secure MSDOS.SYS ntldr > > $UpCase NTDETECT.COM pagefile.sys > >=20 > > And also: > >=20 > > genius# ls -l /compat/linux/dev/md* > > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root wheel 8 Dec 7 2004 /compat/linux/dev/md0 -> = /dev/md0 > >=20 > > What gives? Me confused. It's not the block vs character device issue > > again is it? I thought that we'd fixed that ages ago... :( > >=20 > > Joe > > --=20 > > Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ > > FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ > > Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ > > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An eclectic mix of fac= t and theory. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D >=20 >=20 >=20 > --=20 > Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ > FreeBSD (cvs meister, admin and hacker) http://www.uk.FreeBSD.org/ > Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ > =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An eclectic mix of fact = and theory. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --=20 Josef Karthauser (joe@tao.org.uk) http://www.josef-k.net/ Physics Particle Theory (student) http://www.pact.cpes.sussex.ac.uk/ =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D An eclectic mix of fact an= d theory. =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2.2 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAkRGPQMACgkQXVIcjOaxUBagEQCg1fq+Kpy0pGhbkX620wolPHw1 9LMAoMqLF8n7N/Mz2AjulF+JilTfhjmd =FAiR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --ReaqsoxgOBHFXBhH--
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