Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2002 08:43:34 +0200 From: Mark Santcroos <marks@ripe.net> To: Igor Sysoev <is@rambler-co.ru> Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: VMware2 and CDROM image Message-ID: <20020716064333.GK64428@laptop.6bone.nl> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207101252210.66081-100000@is> References: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0207101252210.66081-100000@is>
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Good work, started working on such a change for the md driver (-current) just before my vacation. Will take a look at your code. Mark On Wed, Jul 10, 2002 at 01:04:25PM +0400, Igor Sysoev wrote: > > Hi, > > I have a patch that allow to use CD-ROM images in VMware2 via vn device: > http://sysoev.ru/freebsd/patch.vn_cd.txt > > Patch was made and tested on FreeBSD 4.2 and 4.3. > I had used it to install Windows NT 4.0 from CD-ROM image in VMware2. > It can be used on FreeBSD 4.x only (because it's using vn device). > > Russian description is available here: > http://sysoev.ru/freebsd/vmware_cd_image.html > > In English, short: > After appling of patch you need rebuild vnconfig and kernel. > vnconfig will get new options - '-s cdrom': > > vnconfig -s cdrom -c vn0c image.iso > > After configuring vn device you can use it in VMware2 as /dev/vn0c > instead of physical CD-ROM device. > > > Igor Sysoev > http://sysoev.ru > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message -- Mark Santcroos RIPE Network Coordination Centre http://www.ripe.net/home/mark/ New Projects Group/TTM To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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