From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Mar 17 21:36:11 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B4CA0106566C for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:36:11 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd-questions@m.gmane.org) Received: from lo.gmane.org (lo.gmane.org [80.91.229.12]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6FA308FC0A for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:36:11 +0000 (UTC) Received: from list by lo.gmane.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Ns0uF-0004oB-VO for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:36:00 +0100 Received: from 93-136-34-137.adsl.net.t-com.hr ([93.136.34.137]) by main.gmane.org with esmtp (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:35:59 +0100 Received: from ivoras by 93-136-34-137.adsl.net.t-com.hr with local (Gmexim 0.1 (Debian)) id 1AlnuQ-0007hv-00 for ; Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:35:59 +0100 X-Injected-Via-Gmane: http://gmane.org/ To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org From: Ivan Voras Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:35:43 +0100 Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: usenet@dough.gmane.org X-Gmane-NNTP-Posting-Host: 93-136-34-137.adsl.net.t-com.hr User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.21 (X11/20090612) In-Reply-To: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org> Subject: Re: FreeBSD and vmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:36:11 -0000 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.