Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:35:43 +0100 From: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD and vmware Message-ID: <hnrhvg$1l6$1@dough.gmane.org> In-Reply-To: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org> References: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org>
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Erik Norgaard wrote: > Hi: > > I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried > today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the > installed FreeBSD. This is possible, I've run such a setup for a long time. But you don't say which versions of the products you are using. > This works except for three problems: > > - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries > in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error > but problem solved? As others said, use glabel or UFS labels (tunefs -L). > - I can't see the network devices from vmware You can configure both cards (the real and the emulated one) in /etc/rc.conf and the one that's active will be used on boot. > - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found You can either use VESA or the VMWare specific driver for the virtual machine. Look into /usr/ports/x11-drivers. You will need to keep two configurations (xorg.conf) - one for the "real" and one for the emulated video card, and manually switch them. You don't specifically need it but you can also look at /usr/ports/emulators/open-vm-tools.
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