From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Mar 18 15:15:00 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9EF341065670 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from prvs=6860d7fe3=pschmehl_lists@tx.rr.com) Received: from ip-001.utdallas.edu (ip-001.utdallas.edu [129.110.20.107]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 71DE38FC17 for ; Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:00 +0000 (UTC) X-Group: None X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Filtered: true X-IronPort-Anti-Spam-Result: ApsEAIjdoUuBbgog/2dsb2JhbACcILoShHkEgx0 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.51,267,1267423200"; d="scan'208";a="29180419" Received: from zxtm01.utdallas.edu (HELO utd65257.utdallas.edu) ([129.110.10.32]) by ip-001.utdallas.edu with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA; 18 Mar 2010 10:04:49 -0500 Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 10:04:48 -0500 From: Paul Schmehl To: Erik Norgaard , questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <1D27EB0FC53D59D3EB075517@utd65257.utdallas.edu> In-Reply-To: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org> References: <4BA13CE3.4010803@locolomo.org> X-Mailer: Mulberry/4.0.6 (Linux/x86) X-Munged-Reply-To: Figure it out MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Cc: Subject: Re: FreeBSD and vmware X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Paul Schmehl List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:15:00 -0000 --On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 21:34:43 +0100 Erik Norgaard wrote: > Hi: > > I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today > to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed > FreeBSD. > > This works except for three problems: > > - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in > the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but > problem solved? > > - I can't see the network devices from vmware > > - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found > > Any clues? > Yes. Use VirtualBox. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. ******************************************* "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson