On 08 Apr 2005, Major A wrote: > If you've successfully installed VMware, please let me know how it's > done.
I'd ask you what kernel version you are using as I just had to revert from 2.6.12-rc2 on a machine back to 2.6.10 (I've just skipped 2.6.11.? entirely up to this point and 2.6.10 was stable for a long time on this machine so might as well go with what I know works) under i386 because neither 4.5.2 nor the 5.0-rc2 beta would work with 2.6.12-rc2. 4.5.2 sort of worked, some of the time, but on at least a few occasions caused an oops when I tried to load the modules and on other occasions would fail after some undetermined period of time with bizarre network problems to follow such as NFS dropouts and things like ifconfig hanging indefinitely. I finally threw in the towel and decided to try 5.0-rc2 but had similar problems with modules failing to load on installation. So I imagine x86-64 is not much better (and if anything, much worse). I had been using the 89 patchset from Petr with 4.5.2. I'm hoping after 2.6.12 is official he'll release something newer to deal with whatever changes are causing the problems. And no, I have not reported the problems officially even though I really should. So, long story short, you might try 2.6.11.7 or maybe even 2.6.10 under x86-64 if you are running something 2.6.12ish right now. -- Mark Nipper e-contacts: 4475 Carter Creek Parkway [EMAIL PROTECTED] Apartment 724 http://nipsy.bitgnome.net/ Bryan, Texas, 77802-4481 AIM/Yahoo: texasnipsy ICQ: 66971617 (979)575-3193 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK----- Version: 3.1 GG/IT d- s++:+ a- C++$ UBL++++$ P--->+++ L+++$ !E--- W++(--) N+ o K++ w(---) O++ M V(--) PS+++(+) PE(--) Y+ PGP t+ 5 X R tv b+++@ DI+(++) D+ G e h r++ y+(**) ------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------ ---begin random quote of the moment--- Generalizations are usually flawed by exceptions. -- seen at http://wunderland.com/ ----end random quote of the moment---- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]