From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Feb 15 22:09:10 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7BAA016A420 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:09:10 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from nagual.st (cc20684-a.assen1.dr.home.nl [82.74.2.186]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D323343D46 for ; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:09:09 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dick@nagual.st) Received: from arwen.nagual.st (arwen.nagual.st [192.168.11.29]) by nagual.st with esmtp; Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:09:08 +0100 id 0003982E.43F3A684.000062C8 Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 23:09:08 +0100 From: dick hoogendijk To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20060215230908.831354cf.dick@nagual.st> In-Reply-To: <43F39A0B.3040609@samsco.org> References: <43F381A5.9090204@protected-networks.net> <43F39A0B.3040609@samsco.org> Organization: de nagual X-Mailer: Sylpheed version 2.2.0rc (GTK+ 2.8.11; i386-portbld-freebsd6.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: VMware host on stable? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 22:09:10 -0000 On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:15:55 -0700 Scott Long wrote: > Michael Butler wrote: > > What is the most recent version of VMware known to work on 6.x in > > host mode so as to be able to run windoze as a guest? > > > > Anyone tried 5.5 on 6.x yet? .. or the time-limited beta (expires > > ~July) of VMware server (free! at > > http://www.vmware.com/products/server)? > > > > Michael > > > > I have the same question. I've been looking at porting the 5.5 vmmon > module, but haven't had time yet to start. All I really need is the > ability to run an existing vmware image. And no, qemu and xen and > all that is not an option. You're entitled to your POV, of course. But I dare say that *on FreeBSD* Qemu (w/ kqemu) is far better than any build of vmware I've ever seen. Any reason why qemu is "not an option"? -- dick -- http://nagual.st/ -- PGP/GnuPG key: F86289CE ++ Running FreeBSD 6.0 ++ The Power to Serve