Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-08 Thread Paul Hartman
On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:45 AM, Nick Khamissym...@gmail.com wrote: Hey Guys, I really apperciate your help but as it sits I am unable to compile vmware-server 1.x or XEN. I have attached the build log. Basically I know I can larman the new version of vmware-server2 but I heard it is a

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-06 Thread William Kenworthy
Basicly, you dont have a chance - 2.6.30 is incompatible with legacy vmware. Each vmware version builds against only a restricted range of kernels, and usually lags a few versions behind even with the latest. Your choices are: 1. downgrade the kernel to something compatible with your vmware

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread William Kenworthy
On Sat, 2009-09-05 at 02:40 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: On Samstag 05 September 2009, Nick Khamis wrote: Hello Everyone, I am having no luck at all trying to emerge vmware-server 1.0.9 using kernel .30 r5. I know vmware 2 can be instlled easily using layman but I do not want

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Albert Hopkins
On Sat, 2009-09-05 at 13:58 +0800, Xi Shen wrote: xen requires your cpu support hardware virtulization. and i only heard it support windows, but i do not know how well it supports. Both statements are so very far from the truth: Firstly, PV Xen guests require no hardware virtualization

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 05 September 2009 07:58:22 Xi Shen wrote: xen requires your cpu support hardware virtulization. and i only heard it support windows, but i do not know how well it supports. This is utterly and completely wrong on so many levels it doesn't deserve an explanation. Just forget you

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Xi Shen
haha, some one has found that my english is not very good. sorry, i made the sentence too short, and did not made myself clear. of course i know the PV thing about xen. but for many people who want to use virtualization on linux, they want to run windows on it too, especially for linux desktop

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Nick Khamis
Hey Guys, I really apperciate your help but as it sits I am unable to compile vmware-server 1.x or XEN. I have attached the build log. Basically I know I can larman the new version of vmware-server2 but I heard it is a clunker. I really need to get virtual servers up on the server before I get

[gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Nick Khamis
Hello Group, I do not meean to be persistent regarding this problem but I am unable to emerge vmware-server or xen. the error I am experioencing is attached at a the build.log. Environment: x86, 2.6.30-r5 Your Help is Greatly Appreciated, Ninus build.log Description: Binary data

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Michael Higgins
On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 17:21:57 + Nick Khamis sym...@gmail.com wrote: I do not meean to be persistent regarding this problem LOL!!! -- Michael Higgins

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Alan McKinnon
On Saturday 05 September 2009 19:21:57 Nick Khamis wrote: Hello Group, I do not meean to be persistent regarding this problem So you are being accidentally persistent then? And not doing it deliberately? but I am unable to emerge vmware-server or xen. the error I am experioencing is

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Nick Khamis
Do any of the emulators work with 2.6.30r5 kernel? I am not bound to only vmware, what about XEN, VirtualBox etc... Thanks In Advnaced, Ninus.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread David Snider
On Sep 5, 2009, at 2:17 PM, Nick Khamis wrote: Do any of the emulators work with 2.6.30r5 kernel? I am not bound to only vmware, what about XEN, VirtualBox etc... Thanks In Advnaced, Ninus. VMWare 2.x is your best bet Sat Sep 5 14:19:26 2009 dsni...@cabernet ~ $ eix -I

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Sat, 5 Sep 2009 20:17:30 +, Nick Khamis wrote: Do any of the emulators work with 2.6.30r5 kernel? I am not bound to only vmware, what about XEN, VirtualBox etc... VMware Workstation and VirtualBox work with ~gentoo-sources-2.6.30 here. -- Neil Bothwick It may be that your sole

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-05 Thread Nick Khamis
Hey Neil, I tried to compile virtualbox using intructions here http://en.gentoo-wiki.com/wiki/VirtualBox;. And it was unsuccesful, I have attached the build.log Regards, Ninus. build.log Description: Binary data

[gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-04 Thread Nick Khamis
Hello Everyone, I am having no luck at all trying to emerge vmware-server 1.0.9 using kernel .30 r5. I know vmware 2 can be instlled easily using layman but I do not want that clunker on this 16 core server. The show must go on... what is my safest bet XEN? I need an emulator that can handle

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Samstag 05 September 2009, Nick Khamis wrote: Hello Everyone, I am having no luck at all trying to emerge vmware-server 1.0.9 using kernel .30 r5. I know vmware 2 can be instlled easily using layman but I do not want that clunker on this 16 core server. The show must go on... what is

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-04 Thread Nick Khamis
I was thinking XEN how will that par up compared to virtualbox?

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-04 Thread Volker Armin Hemmann
On Samstag 05 September 2009, Nick Khamis wrote: I was thinking XEN how will that par up compared to virtualbox? I don't know. I never tried xen and I try to stay away from it.

Re: [gentoo-user] Gentoo Virtualization

2009-09-04 Thread Xi Shen
xen requires your cpu support hardware virtulization. and i only heard it support windows, but i do not know how well it supports. if you like vmware, why do not try vmware-server 2.0. it is in the overlay, and it works very well for me. On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:50 AM, Volker Armin