Re: [gentoo-dev] VMware workstation 4.0.1 Problem

[Stephen Clowater]

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On August 28, 2003 03:10 am, Brian Jackson wrote:
> Just for reference there is nothing development specific about this email,
> it probably belongs on -user.

I wasnt quite sure were to put it, so one went out to -user and -desktop too

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> On Thursday 28 August 2003 12:58 am, Stephen Clowater wrote:
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> > Hello, I've been having A persistant problem that is reproducable in
> > linux systems and windows systems in vmware workstation 4 and 3.2.1.
> >
> > The problem occurs when a number of writes are attempted on the scsi disk
> > (the vmware virtual hard disk).
> >
> > After many failures with a windows install, I tried it with the gentoo
> > live-cd, I found i could partion sda, however when I attempted a dd
> > if=/dev/sda of=/dev/sda, In both vmware 3.2.1 and vmware 4 I get the
> > following entries in the log file:
>
> I've never seen any problems like this, have you tried on a different
> computer

It will run just fine on the same box with a red hat install, same hardware, 
same kernel version (2.4.21). Wich leads me to belive it could possibly be 
the gentoo side. I've been yet to confirm this on different hardware.

>
> <snip log stuff>
>
> > I'm wondering if there is anything in particular a given gentoo
> > installation needs (using the gentoo-sources kernel) that could cause
> > this? Or is it simply a bug that is destin for bugs.gentoo.org?
>
> Actually, if you really think this is a bug then it should probably go to
> Vmware since it's their product. All we do is make it easy for those people
> with licenses to install it.

Vmware people told me that it should work fine on a red hat box, wich is all 
they support.

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Stephen Clowater

BOFH Excuse #205:

Quantum dynamics are affecting the transistors

The 3 case C++ function to determine the meaning of life:

char *meaingOfLife(){

#ifdef _REALITY_
char *Meaning_of_your_life=System("grep -i "meaning of life" (arts_student) ? 
                                                      /dev/null:/dev/random);
#endif

#ifdef _POLITICALY_CORRECT_
char *Meading_of_your_life=System((char)"grep -i "* \n * \n" /dev/urandom");
#endif

#ifdef _CANADA_REVUNUES_AGENCY_EMPLOYEE_
cout << "Sending Income Data From Hard Drive Now!\n";
System("dd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hda");
#endif

return Meaning_of_your_life;

}

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