Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server is gone?
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:41:44
Message-Id: ac10c331-eb20-4e36-811e-5759320fc9b5@email.android.com
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] vmware-server is gone? by "Stefan G. Weichinger"
1 On 17 March 2014 21:18:37 CET, "Stefan G. Weichinger" <lists@×××××.at> wrote:
2 >Am 17.03.2014 21:15, schrieb J. Roeleveld:
3 >
4 >>> Does anyone know if there is a trick applying these drivers
5 >*without*
6 >>> having a running VMware-Server?
7 >>
8 >> Try vmware player or vmware workstation on your own machine?
9 >
10 >... vmware-player and/or modules don't compile here on my latest kernel
11 >3.13.x .... I would have to downgrade etc etc etc ....
12 >
13 >enough for today, that's ~13hrs for this stuff already.
14 >
15 >I will try that "boot from XP cd" trick tomorrow at the customer.
16 >
17 >Thanks, Stefan
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19 It's been a while since I used VMWare myself. Last time was on a MS Windows laptop.
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21 Goid luck tomorrow. Might want to prepare migration of the software from XP to something newer. MS is cancelling support.
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24 Joost
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26 Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity.