>>> Steve Holdoway <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 16/07/2008 2:54 p.m. >>> On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 14:16:26 +1200 Christopher Sawtell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 12:19 PM, Zane Gilmore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I am trying to get a VMware virtual machine going on my Kubuntu box. > > My honest advice is: "don't even try". > > My exp. is that VMware under Linux is that it is an unstable P.O.S. > I had an instance of it running for a very few days, and it then > collapsed utterly. > > OTOH VirtualBox just chugged on, and on, and on, .... . > > -- > Sincerely etc. > Christopher Sawtell >b*ll*x >vmware server works great. I use it everywhere, the snapshots make repeatable testing a breeze, and I virtualise my mail >and web servers at home. Completely reliable, unlike one of my cow-orkers on Vista ( although that could be him! ). > >To get vmware server 1.0.6 running on ubuntu hh, you also need to patch it using vmware-any-any-update117a.tgz ( or >maybe greater, but I last installed on this PC only a month or so ago ). I just downloaded the tar file from vmware.com and >followed the instructions ( ./vmware_installer.pl iirc ). You need linux headers installing first. Installation will generate all >the support you need for the 3 networking options vmware offers, and by default the webby stuff hangs off port 902. > > You will need to recompile modules when your kernel is upgraded, but that's not really the end of the world! > >Drop me a line if you're still stuck... > >Steve I thought that the "any_any" thing was for the initial build. I have a working player that "plays" a XP VM just fine. Except for this blasted app that refuses to work. I have done a tcpdump and the packets appear to be getting to and from the correct places but the stupid app refuses to acknowledge them. Visit our website at http://www.crop.cri.nz ______________________________________________________ CAUTION: The information contained in this email is privileged and confidential. If you read this message and you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction of all or part of the contents is prohibited. If you receive this message in error, please notify the sender immediately. Any opinions or views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not represent those of their employer.
