Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 21:49:48 +0000 From: "Glenn Gombert" <freebsd@fastmail.fm> To: "Nicolas Souchu" <nsouch@free.fr>, "Current" <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: -current as guest of VMWare2 Message-ID: <20020530214949.6754D6D9F5@www.fastmail.fm>
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There is a patch to fix this problem that I posted to the list sometime ago. I don't have it handy right now, but you can find it in the mailing list archive... Glenn G. On Thu, 30 May 2002 23:46:50 +0200, "Nicolas Souchu" <nsouch@free.fr> said: > Hi folks, > > I'm currently trying to install -current as a guest OS of VMWare2 > running under 4.6RC. > > The problem is that it works correctly except that after some > processing, the VMWare2 engine slows down the OS incredibly. To > get things back to a correct speed I have to suspend the VMWare > session then restore it. > > I also have a VMWare2 guest 4.6RC (running on the same 4.6RC host) > which works like a charm. > > I've compiled with the following machine file: > > Any idea? > > Nicholas > > > # $FreeBSD: src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC,v 1.343 2002/05/22 19:00:48 > obrien Exp $ > > machine i386 > cpu I486_CPU > cpu I586_CPU > ident RATZ > maxusers 0 > > #To statically compile in device wiring instead of /boot/device.hints > hints "RATZ.hints" #Default places to look for > devices. > > makeoptions DEBUG=-g #Build kernel with gdb(1) debug > symbols > > options INET #InterNETworking > options INET6 #IPv6 communications protocols > options FFS #Berkeley Fast Filesystem > options SOFTUPDATES #Enable FFS soft updates > support > options UFS_DIRHASH #Improve performance on big > directories > options MD_ROOT #MD is a potential root device > options NFSCLIENT #Network Filesystem Client > options NFSSERVER #Network Filesystem Server > options NFS_ROOT #NFS usable as root device, > requires NFSCLIENT > options MSDOSFS #MSDOS Filesystem > options CD9660 #ISO 9660 Filesystem > options PROCFS #Process filesystem (requires > PSEUDOFS) > options PSEUDOFS #Pseudo-filesystem framework > options COMPAT_43 #Compatible with BSD 4.3 [KEEP > THIS!] > options SCSI_DELAY=15000 #Delay (in ms) before probing > SCSI > options KTRACE #ktrace(1) support > options SYSVSHM #SYSV-style shared memory > options SYSVMSG #SYSV-style message queues > options SYSVSEM #SYSV-style semaphores > options P1003_1B #Posix P1003_1B real-time > extensions > options _KPOSIX_PRIORITY_SCHEDULING > options KBD_INSTALL_CDEV # install a CDEV entry in /dev > > # Debugging for use in -current > options DDB #Enable the kernel debugger > options INVARIANTS #Enable calls of extra sanity > checking > options INVARIANT_SUPPORT #Extra sanity checks of > internal structures, required by INVARIANTS > #options WITNESS #Enable checks to detect > deadlocks and cycles > #options WITNESS_SKIPSPIN #Don't run witness on spinlocks > for speed > options ALT_BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER > > device isa > device pci > #options PCI_ENABLE_IO_MODES # Enable pci resources left off > by a "lazy BIOS" > > # Floppy drives > device fdc > > # ATA and ATAPI devices > device ata > device atadisk # ATA disk drives > device atapicd # ATAPI CDROM drives > options ATA_STATIC_ID #Static device numbering > > # atkbdc0 controls both the keyboard and the PS/2 mouse > device atkbdc 1 # At keyboard controller > device atkbd # at keyboard > device psm # psm mouse > > device vga # VGA screen > > # splash screen/screen saver > device splash > > # syscons is the default console driver, resembling an SCO console > device sc 1 > > # Enable this for the pcvt (VT220 compatible) console driver > #device vt > #options XSERVER # support for X server on a vt > console > #options FAT_CURSOR # start with block cursor > > # Floating point support - do not disable. > device npx > > # Power management support (see NOTES for more options) > device apm > # Add suspend/resume support for the i8254. > device pmtimer > > # Serial (COM) ports > device sio # 8250, 16[45]50 based serial ports > > # Parallel port > device ppc > device ppbus # Parallel port bus (required) > device lpt # Printer > device plip # TCP/IP over parallel > device ppi # Parallel port interface device > #device vpo # Requires scbus and da > > # ISA Ethernet NICs. pccard nics included. > device lnc # NE2100, NE32-VL Lance Ethernet cards > > # Pseudo devices - the number indicates how many units to allocate. > device random # Entropy device > device loop # Network loopback > device ether # Ethernet support > device sl # Kernel SLIP > device ppp 1 # Kernel PPP > device tun # Packet tunnel. > device pty # Pseudo-ttys (telnet etc) > device md # Memory "disks" > device gif # IPv6 and IPv4 tunneling > device faith # IPv6-to-IPv4 relaying (translation) > > # The `bpf' device enables the Berkeley Packet Filter. > # Be aware of the administrative consequences of enabling this! > device bpf # Berkeley packet filter > > -- > Nicholas Souchu - nsouch@free.fr - nsouch@FreeBSD.org > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > -- Glenn Gombert freebsd@fastmail.fm "Never trust any operating system you don't have the source code for" -- http://fastmail.fm/ - A no graphics, no pop-ups email service To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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