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Hello, |
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On Sunday 12 November 2006 07:03, Walter Dnes wrote: |
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> On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 09:00:09AM +0100, Petric Frank wrote |
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> > I made a test install on a VMware Server installation (Host: AMD64 + |
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> > Gentoo 2006.1). I created a VM (OS type other). Then i exit the console, |
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> > changed in the *.vmx file the key "guestOS" to guestOS="os2experimental" |
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> > and start the installation of OS/2 Warp 4 (german) from CD. Somewhere in |
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> > between i got two SYS... messages. After a reboot the install completes |
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> > and seems to be ok now. |
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> Before I go ahead, a few more questions... |
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> 1) I have to allow a couple of ~x86 packages in package.keywords |
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> first (yes, I did an "emerge --sync"). Is this expected? |
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> =app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 ~x86 |
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> =app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 ~x86 |
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Same to me (except the version numbers, it's running - so why upgrading). I |
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have the package vmware-server-console also installed. This is needed to get |
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the mnagement tool (i.e. the window like vmware workstation). |
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> 2) I notice that sys-libs/pam is loaded as a dependancy. I don't mind |
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> the file sitting there, being used by vmware. Does it just affect |
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> vmware? If pam kicks in for other programs, it's a showstopper for me. |
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VMware server is a two-part application. A user interface (vmware server |
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console) and the daemon (vmware server). They are communicating via the |
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network. As i see it there must be an user authentication and this is done |
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via pam. |
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As feature you get now the ability to run the console on an other machine |
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(which don't need much resources). This may be a Win**** or Linux PC. |
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> [m3000][root][~] emerge --ask vmware-server |
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> These are the packages that would be merged, in order: |
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> Calculating dependencies... done! |
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> [ebuild N ] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 |
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> [ebuild N ] sys-apps/xinetd-2.3.14 USE="-perl -tcpd" |
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> [ebuild N ] sys-libs/pam-0.78-r3 USE="-berkdb -nis -pam_chroot |
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> -pam_console -pam_timestamp -pwdb (-selinux)" |
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> [ebuild N ] app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 |
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> Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] no |
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xinetd needed for the network communication, pam for the authentication. |
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If you want to get the frontend (User I/O) you need to install |
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vmware-server-console also. |
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> 3) My current OS/2 machine is an old PII with a 3.2 gig harddrive. |
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> Can I short-circuit the install by copying the working OS/2 system to |
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> an empty VM? Think of it as a "stage 3 install for OS/2" <g>. |
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Maybe, but you have to take care at least on the display driver. Here actually |
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i have standard VGA 640x480 - if you get a better resolution let be know how. |
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regards |
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Petric |
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