From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Apr 19 14:01:22 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 24F0516A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:01:22 +0000 (GMT) Received: from postino-1.etat.lu (postino-1.etat.lu [194.154.205.20]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9569343D46 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:01:21 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from didier.wiroth@mcesr.etat.lu) Received: from avirus-2.cie.etat.lu (dispatch-2.cie.etat.lu [148.110.137.7]) by postino-1.etat.lu (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE2C1143D3D0 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from avirus-2.cie.etat.lu (dispatch-2.cie.etat.lu [148.110.137.7]) by localhost (CIE ESMTP Dispatch 2) with ESMTP id DE67C3567A for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hermes-1.cie.etat.lu (hermes-1.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.56]) CCC9C290A0 for ; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:19 +0200 (CEST) Received: from hermes-1.cie.etat.lu (hermes-1.cie.etat.lu [148.110.136.56]) by store.etat.lu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IF700G3S5M7OR60@store.etat.lu> for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:19 +0200 (MEST) Received: from lucy ([148.110.43.189]) by store.etat.lu (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 HotFix 0.05 (built Oct 21 2004)) with ESMTP id <0IF700M1C5M43250@store.etat.lu>; Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:19 +0200 (MEST) Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 16:01:16 +0200 From: Didier Wiroth In-reply-to: <000001c544e5$cc574c80$c10415ac@main.net.brooklands.ac.uk> To: 'Grant' Message-id: <0IF700M1E5M73250@store.etat.lu> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook, Build 11.0.6353 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Thread-index: AcVE5dMc62aoZUZsS+mK5xnhouzwMQAAV81g cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: vmware alternative for freebsd? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2005 14:01:22 -0000 Hey, Thank you for your answer! I will have a look a qemu. But I don't think it is as professional as I need it. Actually I'm working witn xp and windows vmware. I use it for testing unattended installation CDs, service packs etc..., new windows netware client testing, software testing etc... and use "a lot" the vmware snapshot functionality. I would like to switch my personal OS to freebsd but I can't as I really need a descent vmware-like simulator. Imprisoned in Windows ;-(( Thank you Regards Didier ------ Hey, There is a few out there for fbsd.. but the only one I have used with success is qemu. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/emulators/qemu/pkg-descr Its quite quick, but I feel it isn't as quick as vmware is/was. But it is something to look at, if its just simple things you need from it it will be fine, but anything CPU heavy I find its not great on. Another one that you might want to look at is bochs http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/url.cgi?ports/emulators/bochs/pkg-descr I cant really say much about this one, I've tried it before but never got anywhere, so it might be good for what you need. Or it might be rubbish :) Anyways gotta do some work :) Bye. Grant.