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Subject: Re: VMware5 port
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On Thu, 12 Apr 2007, Eric Anderson wrote:

> On 04/09/07 19:40, Sean C. Farley wrote:
>> I have spent a good deal of time last year attempting to port VMware
>> 5.5.x to FreeBSD.  Due to time, too many other projects and a
>> beginning level of driver development knowledge (someday I will fix
>> this part :)), I do not feel I can continue on it.  To help others
>> get a little further, I put up a description of the status[1] on my
>> web site.  Many thanks to Orlando Bassotto's effort on a port of
>> 4.5.2 from which I started.
>> 
>> Sean
>>    1. http://www.farley.org/freebsd/tmp/vmware5/
>
> Sean-
> Thanks!  Much appreciated.  I hope someone can pick up where this
> leaves off, and finish up the work.

You are welcome.  I hope someone can.

> Anyone tried compiling it?  I've had some troubles (on 7.0).

7-CURRENT probably has quite a few changes in the driver interface.  On
the flip-side, 7-CURRENT may have a better chance to run the UI with its
better Linux emulation.

Sean
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