Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2006 12:40:50 -0700 From: George Hartzell <hartzell@alerce.com> To: Josef Karthauser <joe@FreeBSD.org> Cc: Randy Bush <randy@psg.com>, freebsd-emulation@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: vmware3 on FreeBSD 6 and raw disks? Message-ID: <17482.34498.868647.631779@satchel.alerce.com> In-Reply-To: <20060422175346.GE1970@genius.tao.org.uk> References: <20051121150641.GA714@genius.tao.org.uk> <20060417162115.GJ42376@genius.tao.org.uk> <20060419133708.GA946@genius.tao.org.uk> <20060421091534.GA11958@genius.tao.org.uk> <4449D0EA.9070105@psg.com> <20060422175346.GE1970@genius.tao.org.uk>
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Josef Karthauser writes: > On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:44:58PM -1000, Randy Bush wrote: > > >For the record, I now know why raw disks don't work for FreeBSD 6 > > >any more. The code that was put in the linuxlator to gloss over > > >the fact that linux drives are block devices, but that we don't > > >have block devices any more, was disabled in sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c > > >by phk on 15-Mar-05! I'll try and get it reinstated. > > > > do shout if you ever get this working. i have been carrying two > > laptops, one freebsd and one windoze, for almost two years because of this. > > > > I'm definitely on the case with this. I'll post here when it's fixed. Does vmware3 on FreeBSD-STABLE work when you're using ACPI? g.
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