On 10/4/05, Chris Humphries <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> | On (04/10/05 12:04), Joerg Schilling wrote:
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> | From: Joerg Schilling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> | Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 12:04:12 +0200
> | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> | Subject: Re: [osol-discuss] OpenSolaris kernel running as Solaris process?
> | Cc: [email protected]
> |
> | Felix Schulte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> |
> | > It would still make development of some parts of the kernel easier
> | > (for example: file systems. My attempts to get reiserfs ported are not
> | > very fruitfully as each panic-reset-test-recompile-boot-panic cycle
> | > takes ages on this old Ultra5). First at all you don't need a separate
> | > box and *physical* access - you just run the process and that's it
> | > (then I could use a V890 here instead of this lame Ultra5).
> |
> | kernel panics due to bad pointers are not really common to kernel
> development
> | once you got the needed experience.
> |
> | Of course, it help to have a separate box to run the tests...
>
> What about using vmware to do testing for solaris x86 on a spare
> x86 box with windows or linux on it for the sole purpose of vmware?
At the university we have dedicated servers with the one and only
purpose to run VMware and deliver WinNT/2000/XP/Solarisx86/FreeBSD
guests OSes to our SPARC machines. However these are connected via
remote X11. Maybe an option for me. An own x86 box is currently beyond
my capabilities (noodles!).
> At least then you have a sandbox, on sand, but still a sandbox :)
>
> VMWare has 30 day trial licenses, which you can get again.
We have some spare licenses. But the person who knows the stuff is in hospital.
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