Date: Tue, 16 Mar 1999 12:44:25 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@scc.nl> Cc: emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: vmware and linux loadable modules Message-ID: <199903162044.MAA00623@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 16 Mar 1999 11:19:40 %2B0100." <36EE303C.C7937EE3@scc.nl>
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> Nathan Ahlstrom wrote: > > > I was looking over the vmware product (http://www.vmware.com/) and it seems > > to require the linux equivalent of KLDs. Is it possible to load and use > > these on FreeBSD? > > No, the internals of the kernel are different. The easiest way to try vmware > is to install Linux or WinNT and use FreeBSD as a guest OS. > > I don't expect emulation of loadable kernel module support. At this point in time, VMware is unable to run FreeBSD. Yet again, we push the emulation authors' envelopes. However, there is some interest inside the company for a FreeBSD version, so we may see a skunkware release at some stage. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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