which debian version to host VMWare?
Can anyone recommend which version (stable, testing, unstable) I should use as a host OS with VMWare 5? Debian will be the host OS and I'll have a number of guest OS instances running under VMWare. Also, which kernel version? Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: which debian version to host VMWare?
I've been running VMWare Workstation 5 under testing without any problems myself. The only issue is making sure gcc version used to compile the kernel matches so you can compile the modules necessary. At the current time I'm actually looking to get rid of VMWare except for running Windows XP and 2000 when I need to troubleshoot a clients problem and run all my other VMs under Xen. Regards Jeremy Mark Hansen wrote: Can anyone recommend which version (stable, testing, unstable) I should use as a host OS with VMWare 5? Debian will be the host OS and I'll have a number of guest OS instances running under VMWare. Also, which kernel version? Thanks! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: which debian version to host VMWare?
Mark Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Can anyone recommend which version (stable, testing, unstable) I should use as a host OS with VMWare 5? Debian will be the host OS and I'll have a number of guest OS instances running under VMWare. VMware Workstation 5 is running fine for me under Sarge on an AMD64 box. I've had zero problems with compiler versions and such. Also, which kernel version? I'm running a 2.6.8 kernel built from Debian sources. Configuration is stock except for turning off most sound support (I installed ALSA separately to make my newish sound card happy). Thanks! You're welcome! Best regards, Michael -- D. Michael McFarland, Research Associate Professor Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois 306 Talbot Lab MC-236, 104 S. Wright St., Urbana, IL 61801 http://www.ae.uiuc.edu/~dmmcf/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: which debian version to host VMWare?
VMware Workstation 5 is running fine for me under Sarge on an AMD64 box. I've had zero problems with compiler versions and such. Also, which kernel version? I'm running a 2.6.8 kernel built from Debian sources. Configuration is stock except for turning off most sound support (I installed ALSA separately to make my newish sound card happy). the same here with testing, 2.6.12 kernel and both i386 and amd64 architectures. also vmware player works perfectly here - once your vm is set up, you don't need the vmware itself any more and can use only the player that is donwloadable for free... regards, -- Lubos [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
On Tue, Jun 08, 2004 at 10:27:45PM -0600, Lucas Albers wrote: Paul Johnson said: If you need to ask, stable is what you need. Wait until you know how Debian works before moving on to the development distros (testing, sid). I dont' think I'd choose debian stable as the easiest linux desktop to setup. For a server I'd use stable. For a desktop, Perhaps knoppix, cause what public services do you have exposed? Or sarge. which sarge release is better. i have heard the sarge-beta4 has a lot of bugs and some of my peers can not finish their installing. thank you. -- --Luke CS Sysadmin, Montana State University-Bozeman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Tuesday After Lunch is the cosmic time of the week. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
bing yu wrote: which sarge release is better. i have heard the sarge-beta4 has a lot of bugs and some of my peers can not finish their installing. thank you. Perhaps they should be newbies like me. I've installed Sarge with the Beta 4 installer on two separate drives, and I haven't had any trouble with either of them. I've dist-upgraded one to unstable, and it still works fine. Regards, David. SID, because if you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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bing yu wrote: which sarge release is better. i have heard the sarge-beta4 has a lot of bugs and some of my peers can not finish their installing. Then try Test Candidate 1 - the newest release. www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Luis R. Rojas wrote: the issues i face are : ntfs or fat32 File System Support ( i come from windows and have a hard disk with info i cant access anymore ) NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 Drivers ( hey if i got the card i want to use it ) PPTP VPN capability ( Anybody know how to implement this? The configuration file is in my Windows HarDrive wich i cant acces yet but i am sure i can get the info from my ISP ) SoundBlaster Audigy Drivers ( no audio whatsoever in linux, alsa support perhaps? ) HighMem Support ( i heard is not worth it as i only have 1GB of RAM but it would be nice to know how fix this in case i increase my memory ) Most, if not all, of your issues would be resolved by a kernel recompile. I would recommend going with 2.4 kernel series to start with, just because it's better known and you're likely to have less problems to start with, but 2.6 should also fix your problems if you feel adventurous. Specifically: - NTFS and FAT filesystem support needs to be enabled in the kernel (i think FAT is by default, but I'm not 100% sure of that.) - NVidia drivers come up on the list, search the debian-user list archives and you'll find help on that. check http://lists.debian.org/search - PPTP VPN I have no idea, although I would love to know as well, I'm fairly sure that there's a kernel module that needs to be configured and a client program that you need to use. - audigy cards work well with ALSA, check http://basic-rip.co.uk/tenpin/linux_audigy_faq.html for instructions w/r/t 2.6 kernels (I think the instructions are also good for 2.4 kernels, but i'm not sure.) - large amounts of RAM need to be enabled in a compiled kernel; you might be able to just pass the amount of RAM to the kernel at the linux: boot prompt. -- David Piniella University of Miami -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
Adam Aube said: If it's a production server or a test for a rollout onto production servers, run Stable. You seem to have older hardware, so Woody should install on it. I would suggest using the bf24 option to install a 2.4 kernel. I use bonzai to install debian stable. Bonzai is a modified debian stable installer that uses the 2.4.20 kernel and does more automatic hardware detection. I use it to install on all my servers. -- --Luke CS Sysadmin, Montana State University-Bozeman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
Paul Johnson said: If you need to ask, stable is what you need. Wait until you know how Debian works before moving on to the development distros (testing, sid). I dont' think I'd choose debian stable as the easiest linux desktop to setup. For a server I'd use stable. For a desktop, Perhaps knoppix, cause what public services do you have exposed? Or sarge. -- --Luke CS Sysadmin, Montana State University-Bozeman -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Which Debian version?
I am setting up a computer with Debian, and want to know if there is a better version to try. Basically, stable vs testing version. Would one work better than the other. The computer is a Compaq Proliant 1850R. It is a Dual Pentium 3 600 Mhz with 265 MB of RAM, onboard nic, SCSI. The hard drives are a hardware SCSI RAID, 17 GB. Most likely I'll run a Woody install, since it has what I need, but I just want to make sure that it will run. I tried using the network install disks (3.5) but had a problem in that it couldn't even mount the floppy to get the basic modules off of it. I'm working on getting the CD version (jegdo 0.7.0a on a Windows machine) and will try that. Thanks for the help. -- Brian Ronk System Administrator BookMasters, Inc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
Brian Ronk wrote: I am setting up a computer with Debian, and want to know if there is a better version to try. Basically, stable vs testing version. Would one work better than the other. Actually, as recent discussion on the list showed, the real choice is between Stable and Unstable. When Testing breaks (which has happened more than once in recent months), it can take weeks or months to fix, and it doesn't get security updates in a timely fashion. The computer is a Compaq Proliant 1850R. It is a Dual Pentium 3 600 Mhz with 265 MB of RAM, onboard nic, SCSI. The hard drives are a hardware SCSI RAID, 17 GB. If it's a production server or a test for a rollout onto production servers, run Stable. You seem to have older hardware, so Woody should install on it. I would suggest using the bf24 option to install a 2.4 kernel. Adam -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
Adam Aube said: Brian Ronk wrote: I am setting up a computer with Debian, and want to know if there is a better version to try. Basically, stable vs testing version. Would one work better than the other. Actually, as recent discussion on the list showed, the real choice is between Stable and Unstable. When Testing breaks (which has happened more than once in recent months), it can take weeks or months to fix, and it doesn't get security updates in a timely fashion. Well, i am in a similar situation, is just that i went ahead and installed from the net-install ISO images for Debian 'Sarge' BETA-4. All i can say is that after spending about 8 hours with the machine installing from the net, i expected a more clean install. as it turns out, i haven trying to tweak the settings and see if i can get my system to respond, among other critical and not-so-critical things. ( if anybody care to take a peek at a dump of some diagnostics please do so at http://lhabia.com/lrrm/ts-report.txt;, maybe somebody will give me a clue ) I have been considering trying to install Woody 3.0r1 and upgrade afterwards to 3.0r2 ( this bad is been with Sarge ), but i am afraid i will just encounter more of the same. This is not trolling, is a cry for help. the issues i face are : ntfs or fat32 File System Support ( i come from windows and have a hard disk with info i cant access anymore ) NVidia GeForce4 Ti 4600 Drivers ( hey if i got the card i want to use it ) PPTP VPN capability ( Anybody know how to implement this? The configuration file is in my Windows HarDrive wich i cant acces yet but i am sure i can get the info from my ISP ) SoundBlaster Audigy Drivers ( no audio whatsoever in linux, alsa support perhaps? ) HighMem Support ( i heard is not worth it as i only have 1GB of RAM but it would be nice to know how fix this in case i increase my memory ) The computer is a Compaq Proliant 1850R. It is a Dual Pentium 3 600 Mhz with 265 MB of RAM, onboard nic, SCSI. The hard drives are a hardware SCSI RAID, 17 GB. If it's a production server or a test for a rollout onto production servers, run Stable. You seem to have older hardware, so Woody should install on it. I would suggest using the bf24 option to install a 2.4 kernel. Adam bf24 seems to give lots of headaches in my system, specially if i try to use the NVidia Installer for its drivers. Luis -- sic transit gloria fenestrae -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Which Debian version?
Brian Ronk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I am setting up a computer with Debian, and want to know if there is a better version to try. Basically, stable vs testing version. Would one work better than the other. If you need to ask, stable is what you need. Wait until you know how Debian works before moving on to the development distros (testing, sid). -- Paul Johnson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux. You can find a worse OS, but it costs more. pgpQ1nGZp8aRt.pgp Description: PGP signature
