Version 2 of VmWare is no longer sold so the evaluation license you got is most likely for version 4 (which does not run on FreeBSD yet). The confusion results from the fact that with version 2 you got a license file but starting with version 3 (which DOES run under FreeBSD) you are only supplied with a "key" which is to be entered into a form in the VmWare gui once it has been started (there is a register menu or some such).
I'm affraid you are out of luck with vmware2 unless you can manage to locate a license file somewhere. It is still possible to find boxed copies of version 3 online (check ebay and such) and that version will run on either 4-STABLE or 5.1 and higher. I'm currently running it under a patched 4.9-RELEASE and also under 5.2-RELEASE. Sean -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hi everybody. > I have a problem with the vmware licensing file > after installing the vmware2 port. > I've received an e-mail with the evaluation key, copied it into > /home/user/.vmware, named it license2.0 but it don't seem to work. > The message I get is that there is no valid license for this version of > VMware workstation. > After checking at vmware's website and reading troubleshooting > instructions, it seems like there should have been an atachment with a > licencefile to the mail I received, but there was none. > Just a 30 days evolution license-key. > Anybody have any clues ? > > TIA > Regards > Geir Svalland _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
