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From: "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-user] [OT] Kernel 2.2.5 in VMware guest: network problems
Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:20:34
Message-Id: 4AB64833.3040604@xunil.at
1 Sorry for being a bit offtopic here, but I simply hope for some
2 experienced help in this group ...
3
4 I run VMware-Server 2.0.1 on a gentoo amd64-box.
5
6 Things work OK, I have various guests (gentoo, ubuntu, xp, solaris, ...)
7 and all of them work fine.
8
9 Right now I am trying to virtualize an ancient Suse Linux 6.2 box which
10 is running Linux 2.2.5.
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12 It boots OK, I adjusted network-settings, chose the pcnet32-module,
13 attached that adapter to the bridged network and set the correct IP/netmask.
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15 The device is found at startup, dmesg shows it and no errors.
16 ifconfig shows eth0 correct as well, but:
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18 it does not ping ... I am not able to ping the guest ... the arp-cache
19 doesn not fill ... I simply don't know.
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21 This is crucial as a VM without network is simply not useful.
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23 Could this relate to some virtual hardware not yet supported by the old
24 kernel?
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26 I see "Unknown device 15ad:07a0" in lspci, which seems to show that I
27 use a VM with version 7 ... maybe that's too new for that kernel. Will
28 try to use an older one and compare.
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30 I am unsure if installing vmware-tools would even work?
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32 Does someone here have some tips for me how to get that box online?
33
34 Thank you, Stefan

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Re: [gentoo-user] SOLVED [OT] Kernel 2.2.5 in VMware guest "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>