Keith Donaldson wrote:
>
> Most of the bios talk is over my head but I was wondering if this
> announcement from VMware makes a difference.
>
> kd
>
> NOW YOU CAN USE XFREE86 4.0.2 IN A VIRTUAL MACHINE
> In response to customer requests, VMware has ported our XFree86 3.3.6
> guest X server to XFree86 4.0.2. Additionally, we are releasing the
> XFree86 driver source code back to mainstream XFree86.org and
> publishing the programming interface. This means that publicly
> available distributions of Linux will eventually include VMware
> software's drivers, making it easier to use VMware software with
> guest Linux operating systems. For more information about using
> XFree86 4.0.2 in a virtual machine, see
> http://vmware1.m0.net/m/s.asp?HB3220646591X992735X53070X
It's an interesting link. Though, a VGA BIOS is needed on boot-up,
until the guest OS takes over via a driver.
-Kevin
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