Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 19:11:57 -0400 From: "Vladimir N. Silyaev" <vsilyaev@mindspring.com> To: Mark Ovens <marko@freebsd.org> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD/VMWare setup for dummies? Message-ID: <20000807191157.A318@jupiter.delta.ny.us> In-Reply-To: <20000807175917.A254@parish>; from marko@freebsd.org on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 05:59:17PM %2B0100 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>
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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. -- Vladimir To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-emulation" in the body of the message
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