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From: Andrey Moshbear <andrey.vul@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2011 09:58:31
Message-Id: CAFnZeoRst5eAsYZRq8Sf5_Wr8A0dHdBzmj_TQ74XU_-ffO4DVA@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay by "Stefan G. Weichinger"
1 On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 05:53, Stefan G. Weichinger <lists@×××××.at> wrote:
2 > Am 19.10.2011 23:14, schrieb Mark Knecht:
3 >
4 >> I've decided to stick with vmware-player-3.1.4 for use as a Netflix VM
5 >> only. All of my real work is done in Virtualbox VMs using both 32-bit
6 >> NT and 64-bit Win 7. The only problem I've had recently is that my
7 >> dual monitor Win 7 VM tends to 'abort' about 40% of the time when
8 >> starting. Once it's up and running it's fine, but getting it started
9 >> on any day is pretty much hit-or-miss.
10 >
11 > hmm, nothing I long for ---
12 >
13 > I stay w/ vmware-player-3.1.5 for now (out of vmware-overlay).
14 >
15 > Thanks, S
16 >
17
18 I've had rather pleasant experiences with virtualbox. Less
19 libhell/libnazism, too.
20 Plus, less drivers to modprobe (just vboxdrv, vboxnet as needed)
21 instead of the 4 or so needed for vmware.

Replies

Subject Author
[gentoo-user] Re: Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay Nikos Chantziaras <realnc@×××××.de>
Re: [gentoo-user] Vmware Player 4 from vmware-overlay "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at>