Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:30:59 -0400 From: John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net> To: freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org Cc: orlando@break.net Subject: Re: confused about VMware on FreeBSD... Message-ID: <200610251330.59360.lists@jnielsen.net> In-Reply-To: <20061025172246.GL5296@dell> References: <20061025172246.GL5296@dell>
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On Wednesday 25 October 2006 13:22, William Bulley wrote: > I have tried to research this issue on most of 2006's > worth of freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org, on Wikipedia, > using Google, on www.vmware.com and by installing the > emulators/vmware3 port on FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE. The vmware3 port is an old version of the VMware workstation product. You need a license from VMware in order to be able to run it. I don't know if or how well it works on FreeBSD 6, but I have used it successfully on FreeBSD 4.x with an eval. license. > I find that I am confused and unable to get to first > base with vmware. I think I want the "free" VMware > Server application to be hosted on FreeBSD 6.2-PRERELEASE > which will then allow me to try "guest" operating systems > such as Windows XP and Linux on top of the VMware Server. That would be nice, but... > The documentation that comes with the emulators/vmware3 > port (in file:///usr/X11R6/lib/vmware/help/index.htm and > in /usr/X11R6/share/doc/vmware3/*) doesn't seem to help. > > I have run "vmware-wizard" to set up a virtual disk and > that seems to have worked. When I run vmware (as normal > user, not root), I am asked for a license key or serial > number. When I went to www.vmware.com (to register and > obtain a free serial number), the serial number given me > does not work when entered into the GUI window asking > for a valid serial number before letting me "in". > > My confusion is complicated by such terms as: > > VMware Workstation "Last-generation" VMware product for non-enterprise use. > VMware Server "Current-generation" free VMware product for non-enterprise use on Windows or Linux. > emulators/vmware-guestd[345] > emulators/vmware-tools[2345] For use with FreeBSD as a guest under old versions of VMware. > emulators/vmware2 (marked as deprecated and broken) Broken. > emulators/vmware3 (vmware3-3.2.1.2242_13,1) Used to work if you have a license. > and the fact that the "free" VMware Server download at: > > http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ > > is labled as: > > VMware Server (for Windows and Linux systems) > Latest Version: 1.0.1 | 8/14/06 | Build 29996 VMware Server is a new product that currently has no support for FreeBSD as a host operating system. > Can someone please clear up my confusion and get me started > on the right path to success with VMware Server on FreeBSD, > or at least point me in the right direction for some decent > documentation that I can follow to a similar success? Thanks! In order of preference: either use VMware Server on a Linux host, use a different virtualization/emulation product (such as qemu) on FreeBSD, or track down (I don't know if you can still buy them) a license for the Linux version VMware Workstation 3 and give it a go, using an older branch of FreeBSD if necessary. JN
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