On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Guido Tschakert <
guido.tschak...@src-gmbh.de> wrote:

> Am 13.08.2012 09:42, schrieb C. L. Martinez:
> > Hi all,
> >
> >  I am trying to do some tests with OpenBSD 5.1 and FreeBSD 9.1 beta in
> > my laptop virtual lab based on vmware workstation 8. But I have found
> > a problem when I try to configure OpenBSD vms: I can't use e1000
> > driver with these OpenBSD vms. I have tried to setup these OpenBSD vms
> > as FreeBSD virtual guests, as Other, as RHEL, etc ... (and yes, I have
> > changed .vmx config file to ethernetX.virtualDriver = "e1000" every
> > time) but when OpenBSD boots, every time change virtual nic driver to
> > vicX  (in .vmx config appears as a vlance, the worst driver
> > possible)...
> >
> >  After doing several tests, like installing FreeBSD to see if same
> > problem occurs, I conclude that the problem may be with OpenBSD ifself
> > making the change, is it right??
> >
> >  Curiously, I have five OpenBSD vms under two ESXi servers, and this
> > problem doesn't appears: I can use e1000 configuring OpenBSD vms as
> > FreeBSD guest or Other ...
> >
> >  Any idea??
> >
>
> Hmm,
>
> I have some OBSD 5.1 Testmachines running under vmware Workstation 8.0.4
> on a linux host.
>
> They work all with Network-Driver e1000. I did not do any configuration,
> it just worked out of the box. But I think, if your system puts it back
> to vlance instead of e1000, it is a problem of vmware and not of Openbsd.
>
> guido
>
>
Do you have the VM running when you make the changes to the .vmx file ?

If so, I have seen it where vmware re-writes the original contents when you
reboot.

Easy to try, power of the VM, make the change, power it on.

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