Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-08 Thread bofh
On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 12:38 AM, Philip Guenther guent...@gmail.com wrote: On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:11 PM, bofh goodb...@gmail.com wrote: ... Is there *ANY* good virtualization software out there? The rest of your message gave several requirements but don't actually say *what problem

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-08 Thread Steve Shockley
On 3/8/2010 12:11 AM, bofh wrote: Is there *ANY* good virtualization software out there? I don't care what OS it needs to host it (preferably not windows :)) - my needs are simple (home use): I haven't really tried out Xen or qemu, but it seems ESXi should at least be adequate for the job,

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-08 Thread Ahlsen-Girard, Edward F CTR USAF AFSOC AFSOC/A6OK
On 3/8/2010 12:40 AM, Steve Shockley wrote: OpenBSD works well under ESX, I'd expect it to work well under ESXi too. (snip) I can verify that it works great. Upgrade from 4.3 to 4.4 required a manual change to the network driver, though - it quit matching the pseudo-hardware that VMware

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-08 Thread W.E.B. Schrott
Hi Sorry for the non-threaded reply - I am following the digests... On 3/8/2010 12:11 AM, bofh wrote: Is there *ANY* good virtualization software out there? I don't care what OS it needs to host it (preferably not windows :)) - my needs are simple (home use): I haven't really tried

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-07 Thread Steve Shockley
On 3/6/2010 10:22 AM, Ted Roby wrote: Oh, and it also blinks a pretty light when in use. I could be a typical Mac user, and consider this to be the best ever!. AND, as a Mac user, you'd have the most secure OS in the world!

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-07 Thread Ted Roby
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 6:21 PM, Steve Shockley steve.shock...@shockley.netwrote: On 3/6/2010 10:22 AM, Ted Roby wrote: Oh, and it also blinks a pretty light when in use. I could be a typical Mac user, and consider this to be the best ever!. AND, as a Mac user, you'd have the most secure

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-07 Thread bofh
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:05 PM, Jason Beaudoin jasonbeaud...@gmail.comwrote: What a crock of shite. Good to know as I am just getting into a few small-scale virtualizing projects.. not so sure I am at *all* surprised. Is there *ANY* good virtualization software out there? I don't care

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-07 Thread VICTOR TARABOLA CORTIANO
I'm running/I've runned OpenBSD, NetBSD, OpenWall GNU/Linux and Slackware 9.0/12.0/13.0 on qemu. I'm no expert, but it seems to work ok. Give it a try, it compiles fast. I didn't use any modules on qemu - actually, I didn't even know such modules exist. Go ahead and try the main package. I'm

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-07 Thread Philip Guenther
On Sun, Mar 7, 2010 at 9:11 PM, bofh goodb...@gmail.com wrote: ... Is there *ANY* good virtualization software out there? Yes, there are some that support the world economy by generating 'make work' jobs, thereby distracting people from revolution. Oh, that's not what you meant by 'good'? The

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-06 Thread Ted Roby
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:17 PM, Scott McEachern sc...@erratic.ca wrote: Ted Roby wrote: Hey, I got a 2 GB usb stick for my troubles over a recent fiasco with VMWare's release of Fusion 3. It seems their PR department is doing a better job than QC. Ooo, a trinket from WallyMart that

OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-05 Thread Jason Beaudoin
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Nick Holland n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: Tomas Bodzar wrote: Which VMware August bug you mean? This one or different? http://communities.vmware.com/thread/162377?tstart=0start=0 yep, that's the one. Short version: VMware accidentally shipped a

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-05 Thread Ted Roby
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Jason Beaudoin jasonbeaud...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Nick Holland n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: Tomas Bodzar wrote: Which VMware August bug you mean? This one or different?

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-05 Thread Jason Beaudoin
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Ted Roby ted.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Jason Beaudoin jasonbeaud...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Nick Holland n...@holland-consulting.net wrote: Tomas Bodzar wrote: Which VMware August bug you mean? This one or

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-05 Thread Ted Roby
On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:51 PM, Jason Beaudoin jasonbeaud...@gmail.comwrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Ted Roby ted.r...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 8:05 PM, Jason Beaudoin jasonbeaud...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 7:42 AM, Nick Holland

Re: OT: vmware mind control (WAS: Re: Dell PE850 CERC SATA controller)

2010-03-05 Thread Scott McEachern
Ted Roby wrote: Hey, I got a 2 GB usb stick for my troubles over a recent fiasco with VMWare's release of Fusion 3. It seems their PR department is doing a better job than QC. Ooo, a trinket from WallyMart that you can buy for pocket change! Thanks.. I think. Hey, it's better than