Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2000 01:17:05 +0100 From: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> To: "Vladimir N. Silyaev" <vsilyaev@mindspring.com> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/VMWare setup for dummies? Message-ID: <20000808011705.A288@parish> In-Reply-To: <20000807191157.A318@jupiter.delta.ny.us>; from vsilyaev@mindspring.com on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 07:11:57PM -0400 References: <jjreynold@home.com> <200007271242.IAA16126@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM> <20000805150815.C254@parish> <200008052359.TAA00434@jupiter.delta.ny.us> <20000806014635.A255@parish> <20000806084822.A282@jupiter.delta.ny.us> <20000806164837.A254@parish> <20000806232722.B3251@jupiter.delta.ny.us> <20000807175917.A254@parish> <20000807191157.A318@jupiter.delta.ny.us>
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On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 07:11:57PM -0400, Vladimir N. Silyaev wrote: > On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 05:59:17PM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote: > > > > > > It's a K6-233 (original K6, not a -2 or -3) > > > > > > > > > > I don't know. I personally don't have experience with new > > > > > AMD's processors. Try to update BIOS on motherboard to > > > > > latest one, and try to compile kernel without k6_mem.c file > > > > > (just change it to dummy one with zero length). > > > > > > > > > > > > > That was it! I built a new kernel and now vmware starts :) > > > What's exactly? Kernel recompiling with fresh source code, or truncating > > > k6_mem file? > > > > > > > Sorry, I meant truncating k6_mem.c. > Could I ask you to return back k6_mem.c file, recompile kernel and start > again vmware. In the case if vmware will hang, that's mean pretty bad news, > and it _should_ be included in readme file. Also if vmware will hang, I like > to know what 'sysctl hw.model' said on your box. > OK, I've copied back k6_mem.c and re-built my kernel and vmware works fine :) Strange! but I have cvsup'd since the kernel I was originally using (built July 20). Maybe something else has changed (in the kernel) that has fixed this. Anyway it does not really matter now, vmware works. # sysctl hw.model hw.model: AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions > -- > Vladimir > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message -- 4.4 - The number of the Beastie ________________________________________________________________ 51.44°N FreeBSD - The Power To Serve http://www.freebsd.org 2.057°W My Webpage http://ukug.uk.freebsd.org/~mark mailto:marko@freebsd.org http://www.radan.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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