From owner-freebsd-amd64@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Nov 30 16:51:38 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0036316A41F for ; Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:51:37 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@deadcafe.de) Received: from deadcafe.de (deadcafe.de [81.169.162.144]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 42E7B43D69 for ; Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:51:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from freebsd@deadcafe.de) Received: from dialin.t-online.de (p54A5FEFD.dip.t-dialin.net [84.165.254.253]) by deadcafe.de (8.13.4+Sun/8.13.4/Rock) with ESMTP id jAUGpPwi036517 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=OK); Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:51:30 +0100 (CET) Received: from [172.23.7.254] (doom.rock.net [172.23.7.254]) by dialin.t-online.de (8.13.4+Sun/8.13.4/Rock) with ESMTP id jAUGpCGC059510; Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:51:12 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <438DD87C.9060906@deadcafe.de> Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 17:51:08 +0100 From: Daniel Rock User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.7 (Windows/20050923) X-Accept-Language: de-DE, de, en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jia-Shiun Li References: <200511272146.48247.dantavious@comcast.net> <1d6d20bc0511300748m1adedb31t@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <1d6d20bc0511300748m1adedb31t@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.5 tests=FORGED_RCVD_HELO autolearn=disabled version=3.0.4 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.4 (2005-06-05) on deadcafe.de Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD amd 64 and VMWARE issues X-BeenThere: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the AMD64 platform List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 16:51:38 -0000 Jia-Shiun Li schrieb: > Derrick, > > You must have > 1.Windows x64 edition as host You can run an 64 bit guest OS on a 32 bit Windows host. > 2.VMWare Workstation 5.5 (from which begins to support amd64 guests) > to install amd64 version as guest OS. > 2005/11/28, Derrick Edwards : > >> Hi, >>I am trying to install FreeBSD amd 6.0 release as a guest operating system on >>VMWARE 5.0. I have a ABIT KU8 motherboard and AMD 64 anthlon 3700. If I >>install Freebsd 6 amd 64 by itself I works great. I only get the following >>error when installing it in VMWARE. 3. You need an Athlon64/Opteron processor with at least D-Stepping. AFAIK all Socket 754 processors are stepping CG or lower. So I don't think you will have any luck even with the current VMWare release. http://www.amdcompare.com/us-en/desktop/Default.aspx Daniel