From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jun 8 19:47:41 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 639D816A400 for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 19:47:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yahoo@pcbsd.homeunix.com) Received: from deliver.hol.gr (deliver.hol.gr [62.38.3.165]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DCC4113C45E for ; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 19:47:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from yahoo@pcbsd.homeunix.com) Received: from auth-smtp.hol.gr (takeit02.mail.dc.hol.net [192.168.20.72]) by deliver.hol.gr (8.12.11/8.11.6) with ESMTP id l58JlcZD004361 (using TLSv1/SSLv3 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256 bits) verified OK); Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:47:39 +0300 Received: from [192.168.2.20] (ppp141-220.dsl.hol.gr [89.210.141.220]) (authenticated bits=0) by auth-smtp.hol.gr (8.13.1/8.12.11) with ESMTP id l58Jlbtq008543; Fri, 8 Jun 2007 22:47:38 +0300 Message-ID: <4669B25E.9060204@pcbsd.homeunix.com> Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 22:47:42 +0300 From: Thanos Rizoulis User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Norberto Meijome References: <46674717.6020105@calarts.edu> <26ddd1750706061711t660afba9h737735b9e1805c65@mail.gmail.com> <91A69DD3-FDFD-4D66-A2DA-642DEA450FD7@techally.com> <26ddd1750706061818m4eb25c5ama1c1a91243d7754c@mail.gmail.com> <20070608003637.4595b961@localhost> In-Reply-To: <20070608003637.4595b961@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-7; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.90/3380/Fri Jun 8 15:34:26 2007 on takeit02.mail.dc.hol.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Cc: Maxim Khitrov , freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Virtualization of FreeBSD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: apatewna@hol.gr List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:47:41 -0000 O/H Norberto Meijome έγραψε: > you mean problems with the lnc0 , as seen by FBSD in the VM? interesting, i've > never had any problems, but I run VMWare server under Centos 4. > > I'll give the e1000 a try :) thx for the tip. > > send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > Under various versions of vmware, lnc0 just choked and caused disconnection under the first few seconds in a simple stress situation (eg a 4MB file transfer over SSH, or some equal samba file transfer). The em driver was the solution to all these problems. If I remember correctly, selecting a x64 edition of guest OS or selecting 2 CPU cores, provides you directly with em instead of lnc. My opinion about MS virtual PC is that it gave me the once in a lifetime opportunity to capture a full BSOD in bitmap file. I put it as a desktop in a public PC, and laughed as everyone kept pressing Ctrl-Alt-Del. I dumped MS virtual PC shortly after. One serious tip about Vmware, is that when selecting disks, you can select a *physical* disk instead of a virtual and proceed with installation on that physical disk. Or you can keep a freebsd server installed on a virtual disk, then connect a physical disk on the same VM and dump/restore as you please. It has been tested with over 7GB OS installs and works like a charm. -- RTFM and STFW before anything bad happens _________________________________________ Thanos Rizoulis Electronic Computing Systems Engineer Larissa, Greece FreeBSD/PCBSD user