From owner-freebsd-current Sun Dec 26 7:10:30 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from smtp6.mindspring.com (smtp6.mindspring.com [207.69.200.110]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A836B14C20; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 07:10:27 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from vsilyaev@mindspring.com) Received: from mindspring.com (user-2ivea7h.dialup.mindspring.com [165.247.40.241]) by smtp6.mindspring.com (8.9.3/8.8.5) with ESMTP id KAA04605; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 10:10:24 -0500 (EST) Received: (from vsilyaev@localhost) by mindspring.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) id KAA00406; Sun, 26 Dec 1999 10:10:22 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from vsilyaev) Date: Sun, 26 Dec 1999 10:10:22 -0500 From: "Vladimir N. Silyaev" To: Andreas Klemm Cc: Mike Smith , vns@delta.odessa.ua, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: can't get vmware to run ( on -current ) Message-ID: <19991226101022.A378@jupiter.delta.ny.us> References: <19991225220356.A40880@titan.klemm.gtn.com> <199912252111.NAA31680@mass.cdrom.com> <19991225231318.A44105@titan.klemm.gtn.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 1.0i In-Reply-To: <19991225231318.A44105@titan.klemm.gtn.com>; from andreas@klemm.gtn.com on Sat, Dec 25, 1999 at 11:13:19PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Sat, Dec 25, 1999 at 11:13:19PM +0100, Andreas Klemm wrote: > > Well, I think I had an outdated vmware port. > I grabbed it new from the mindspring webserver. > Then I had to manually load the vmmon.ko module > from /usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/modules Don't required, this modules are loaded at the booting time, in the /usr/local/etc/rc.d/vmware.sh script. After installation you are can launch it manually. > > I created a new configuration and the only problem seems > to be the following error messages: > a) about missing /dev/rtc and Exactly, /dev/rtc doesn't supported. > b) could not open /usr/local/lib/vmware/lib/vmm (no such file or directory). This is a FAQ. When you are selected, that you are want to use linux proc filesystem emulator, you are _must_ mount it in /compat/linux/proc before launch vmware executable (the easiest way to do that, it's install the linuxprocfs port). At other case vmware port provide some hack and dirty way to emulate some facility of linux proc filesystem. -- Vladimir Silyaev To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message