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From: "Karel J. Bosschaart" <karelj@phys9911.phys.tue.nl>
To: Fuzzy <fuzzy@pooh.ASARian.org>
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Subject: Re: Vmware 3.2 + Fbsd 4.8 ?
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On Tue, May 20, 2003 at 08:30:17AM +0200, Fuzzy wrote:
> 
> I'm trying to get a working unix-like host OS
> and guest win98se. I've tried fbsd 4.8 with
> xfree86-4 and kde and vmware "virtually"
> powers up and displays a virtual bios config
> screen. I'd like to be able to install into
> that machine, but it had trouble reading the
> win98 CD and the boot floppy.
> 
> Has anyone gotten vmware 3.2 and fbsd 4.8
> working? is there a "howto" or other
> directions?
>
There is a port for vmware 3.2, but it works only in -current. vmware 2 
however works fine in -stable, although I'm not sure if you can still
get a license for it. 

Good luck,
Karel.