Re: VMWare licensing file problem.
Hi Sean. Thx a lot for your answer. Helped me a lot. / Geir. On Friday 06 February 2004 16.07, Sean Welch wrote: > Version 2 of VmWare is no longer sold so the evaluation license you > got is most likely for version 4 (which does not run on FreeBSD yet). > The confusion results from the fact that with version 2 you got a > license file but starting with version 3 (which DOES run under > FreeBSD) you are only supplied with a "key" which is to be entered > into a form in the VmWare gui once it has been started (there is a > register menu or some such). > > I'm affraid you are out of luck with vmware2 unless you can manage to > locate a license file somewhere. > > It is still possible to find boxed copies of version 3 online (check > ebay and such) and that version will run on either 4-STABLE or 5.1 > and higher. I'm currently running it under a patched 4.9-RELEASE and > also under 5.2-RELEASE. > > Sean > > - >- > > > Hi everybody. > > I have a problem with the vmware licensing file > > after installing the vmware2 port. > > I've received an e-mail with the evaluation key, copied it into > > /home/user/.vmware, named it license2.0 but it don't seem to work. > > The message I get is that there is no valid license for this > > version of VMware workstation. > > After checking at vmware's website and reading troubleshooting > > instructions, it seems like there should have been an atachment > > with a licencefile to the mail I received, but there was none. > > Just a 30 days evolution license-key. > > Anybody have any clues ? > > > > TIA > > Regards > > Geir Svalland ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
VMWare licensing file problem.
Version 2 of VmWare is no longer sold so the evaluation license you got is most likely for version 4 (which does not run on FreeBSD yet). The confusion results from the fact that with version 2 you got a license file but starting with version 3 (which DOES run under FreeBSD) you are only supplied with a "key" which is to be entered into a form in the VmWare gui once it has been started (there is a register menu or some such). I'm affraid you are out of luck with vmware2 unless you can manage to locate a license file somewhere. It is still possible to find boxed copies of version 3 online (check ebay and such) and that version will run on either 4-STABLE or 5.1 and higher. I'm currently running it under a patched 4.9-RELEASE and also under 5.2-RELEASE. Sean -- > Hi everybody. > I have a problem with the vmware licensing file > after installing the vmware2 port. > I've received an e-mail with the evaluation key, copied it into > /home/user/.vmware, named it license2.0 but it don't seem to work. > The message I get is that there is no valid license for this version of > VMware workstation. > After checking at vmware's website and reading troubleshooting > instructions, it seems like there should have been an atachment with a > licencefile to the mail I received, but there was none. > Just a 30 days evolution license-key. > Anybody have any clues ? > > TIA > Regards > Geir Svalland ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
VMWare licensing file problem.
Hi everybody. I have a problem with the vmware licensing file after installing the vmware2 port. I've received an e-mail with the evaluation key, copied it into /home/user/.vmware, named it license2.0 but it don't seem to work. The message I get is that there is no valid license for this version of VMware workstation. After checking at vmware's website and reading troubleshooting instructions, it seems like there should have been an atachment with a licencefile to the mail I received, but there was none. Just a 30 days evolution license-key. Anybody have any clues ? TIA Regards Geir Svalland ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
