Re: FreeBSD and vmware
--On Wednesday, March 17, 2010 21:34:43 +0100 Erik Norgaard wrote: Hi: I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed FreeBSD. This works except for three problems: - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but problem solved? - I can't see the network devices from vmware - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found Any clues? Yes. Use VirtualBox. -- Paul Schmehl, Senior Infosec Analyst As if it wasn't already obvious, my opinions are my own and not those of my employer. *** "It is as useless to argue with those who have renounced the use of reason as to administer medication to the dead." Thomas Jefferson ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and vmware
Erik Norgaard wrote: Hi: I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed FreeBSD. This is possible, I've run such a setup for a long time. But you don't say which versions of the products you are using. This works except for three problems: - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but problem solved? As others said, use glabel or UFS labels (tunefs -L). - I can't see the network devices from vmware You can configure both cards (the real and the emulated one) in /etc/rc.conf and the one that's active will be used on boot. - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found You can either use VESA or the VMWare specific driver for the virtual machine. Look into /usr/ports/x11-drivers. You will need to keep two configurations (xorg.conf) - one for the "real" and one for the emulated video card, and manually switch them. You don't specifically need it but you can also look at /usr/ports/emulators/open-vm-tools. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and vmware
On 17/03/10 21:40, Steve Polyack wrote: On 03/17/10 16:34, Erik Norgaard wrote: - I can't see the network devices from vmware Do you mean you can't see a NIC from within FreeBSD on top of VMware? You will have to choose "Other (64-bit)" for the OS type and/or choose the e1000/Intel1000 device within VMware for the virtual network card. FreeBSD has great support for this card, virtual attempt physical. I created Other/FreeBSD 64bit OS type. When setting vmware up without NAT I can configure the em0 interface and get direct access, but with NAT I can't see the virtual interfaces vmware create. Thanks for the your advices. BR, Erik -- Erik Nørgaard Ph: +34.666334818/+34.915211157 http://www.locolomo.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and vmware
On 03/17/10 16:34, Erik Norgaard wrote: Hi: I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed FreeBSD. This works except for three problems: - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but problem solved? I think your best solution for this is to use glabel(8) to setup permanent labels on the drives. You can then mount the label in fstab by replacing the device name with the appropriate /dev/label/labelname entry. This will prevent the changes in disk device numbering or naming from causing you any more grief. - I can't see the network devices from vmware Do you mean you can't see a NIC from within FreeBSD on top of VMware? You will have to choose "Other (64-bit)" for the OS type and/or choose the e1000/Intel1000 device within VMware for the virtual network card. FreeBSD has great support for this card, virtual attempt physical. - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found Try /usr/ports/x11-drivers/xf86-video-vmware Any clues? Thanks, Erik ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and vmware
On 17/03/2010 10:34 μ.μ., Erik Norgaard wrote: > Hi: > > I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried > today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up > the installed FreeBSD. > > This works except for three problems: > > - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the > entries in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get > an error but problem solved? Best would probably be to label the devices and use the labels instead of device names. It will work without changes in both bare metal and vmware. (Or maybe use the ufsid labels.) Check this out: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en/books/handbook/geom-glabel.html > > - I can't see the network devices from vmware The emulated network device is probably different than the one you are using. I believe most recent vmware versions emulate an Intel NIC, i.e. em0. Use ifconfig to check and add a line in rc.conf for this > > - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found This is definitely fixable, make sure you install xf86-video-vmware port and create an xorg.conf by hand if needed (probably not) using the Handbook instructions. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and vmware
On Wed, Mar 17, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Erik Norgaard wrote: > Hi: > > I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today > to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed > FreeBSD. > > This works except for three problems: > > - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in > the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but > problem solved? > I don't use vmware, but you glabel the block devices and they would then be consistent in both. - I can't see the network devices from vmware > > - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found > I imagine the same hardware isn't presented to FreeBSD in the VM. You might need to do something like have two separate xorg.conf. Same with NIC, except you might be able to just have two entries in rc.conf. What does ifconfig says on physical hw and in VM? > Any clues? > > Thanks, Erik > > > -- > Erik Nørgaard > Ph: +34.666334818/+34.915211157 http://www.locolomo.org > ___ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to " > freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" > -- Adam Vande More ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
FreeBSD and vmware
Hi: I have a dual boot Windows/FreeBSD which I use for work, I just tried today to create a virtual machine with vmware on windows to start up the installed FreeBSD. This works except for three problems: - The disk device is renamed, I suppose I can just dublicate the entries in the fstab, the devices not found won't be mounted, I'll get an error but problem solved? - I can't see the network devices from vmware - I can't start xwindows, no monitor is found Any clues? Thanks, Erik -- Erik Nørgaard Ph: +34.666334818/+34.915211157 http://www.locolomo.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
Re: FreeBSD and VMWare
> I have never gotten vmware to run as a program under FreeBSD, i.e. using FreeBSD as the host for other vmware machines. I have tried several times. Technically, VMWare doesn't support it. We have used FreeBSD at our company as a host for some Windows XP based machines running on VMWare 3 from ports. But I am not sure if that is exactly what you mean. It is running just fine. Best and kind regards, Rico ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: FreeBSD and VMWare
In response to YTResearch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I noticed that someone asked questions concerning VMware on FreeBSD > which was my first realization that the two even go together. I have > the opportunity to advocate FreeBSD as a possible replacement to run > that software as a parting shot in the next week prior to finally > retiring from that organization. They are a very large windows > operation but are putting in some Linux/VMware to reduce the windows > server hardware platforms (I already know that this is of dubious > value when they could natively migrate and just eliminate the > servers, efficiency is not an option in the corporate world paradigms). > > Before I actually recommend they do this on ~80 servers, I would like > to verify that it really can be done to move to a FreeBSD 6.1 RELEASE/ > VMware environment to support W2K3 and E2K3 on a virtual machine? Has > anyone done this? FreeBSD 6 runs fine _inside_ vmware -- as a virtual machine. I used it daily with almost no trouble (and the small amount of trouble is likely to be unrelated to vmware). I have never gotten vmware to run as a program under FreeBSD, i.e. using FreeBSD as the host for other vmware machines. I have tried several times. Technically, VMWare doesn't support it. -- Bill Moran Collaborative Fusion Inc. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
FreeBSD and VMWare
I noticed that someone asked questions concerning VMware on FreeBSD which was my first realization that the two even go together. I have the opportunity to advocate FreeBSD as a possible replacement to run that software as a parting shot in the next week prior to finally retiring from that organization. They are a very large windows operation but are putting in some Linux/VMware to reduce the windows server hardware platforms (I already know that this is of dubious value when they could natively migrate and just eliminate the servers, efficiency is not an option in the corporate world paradigms). Before I actually recommend they do this on ~80 servers, I would like to verify that it really can be done to move to a FreeBSD 6.1 RELEASE/ VMware environment to support W2K3 and E2K3 on a virtual machine? Has anyone done this? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: freebsd and vmware?
On 9/21/05, Yuan Jue <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tuesday 20 September 2005 15:23, mgedv online wrote: > > is 5.4, 6.0 or 7x supported to run under vmware on > > a logical partition? > > > > has anyone successfully setup such a configuration? > > A. if you want to install FreeBSD using vmware in Windows, the answer is YES > > B. if you want to install vmware in FreeBSD in order to run other OS, my > suggestion is looking back in the mailing list. http://www.vmware.com/support/guestnotes/doc/index.html ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: freebsd and vmware?
On Tuesday 20 September 2005 15:23, mgedv online wrote: > is 5.4, 6.0 or 7x supported to run under vmware on > a logical partition? > > has anyone successfully setup such a configuration? A. if you want to install FreeBSD using vmware in Windows, the answer is YES B. if you want to install vmware in FreeBSD in order to run other OS, my suggestion is looking back in the mailing list. -- Best Regards. Yuan Jue ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
freebsd and vmware?
is 5.4, 6.0 or 7x supported to run under vmware on a logical partition? has anyone successfully setup such a configuration? br... ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
