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From: Stuart Bouyer <stuart_bouyer@××××××.jp>
To: gentoo-dev@g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-dev] glibc-2.3.2_pre1 breaks vmware-workstation
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 15:48:06
Message-Id: 20030227003726.627a9e02.stuart_bouyer@ybb.ne.jp
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-dev] glibc-2.3.2_pre1 breaks vmware-workstation by Anders Hasselqvist
1 On Wed, 26 Feb 2003 11:21:23 +0100 (MET)
2 Anders Hasselqvist <hassel@×××××××.se> wrote:
3
4 > On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Gertjan wrote:
5 >
6 > > Hi,
7 > >
8 > > I emerged glibc-2.3.2_pre1 and noticed that it breaks
9 > > vmware-workstation. I read somewhere on the web that it has to do
10 > > with errno related functions. The error I get from VMware is:
11 > >
12 > > XIO: fatal IO error 0 (Success) on X server ":0.0"
13 > > after 2831 requests (2830 known processed) with 99 events
14 > > remaining.
15 > >
16 > > When I downgrade back to glibc-3.2.1-r3 the problem dissapears.
17 > >
18 >
19 > I have the same problem. Anyone now about a solution other than
20 > downgrading glibc? I unfortunately need vmware to use my internet bank
21 > and I'm too lazy to downgrade glibc ;)
22 >
23 > Regards,
24 > --
25 > Anders Hasselqvist
26 > http://good-deed.dhs.org/
27 >
28 >
29 > --
30 > gentoo-dev@g.o mailing list
31
32 I found a fix on vmware.linux.experimental
33
34 http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&selm=m37kcfo38v.fsf%40fischman.org
35
36 I followed these instructions and it solved the problem, however vmware
37 only runs when I'm root. I'll let you know if I find a way around this.
38
39 Stu
40
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Re: [gentoo-dev] glibc-2.3.2_pre1 breaks vmware-workstation Stephan van Maris <svmaris@×××××××××.nl>