vmware server on X86_64 FC6

[David Timms]

Lux Zhang wrote:
> On 16/07/07, Lux Zhang <yuanlux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have X86_64 FC6 (2.6.20-1.2962.fc6xen #1 SMP Tue Jun 19 19:10:51 EDT
>> 2007 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux) installed on a Dell optiplex 745 
>> (Core
>> 2 dual). I have a difficulty to make vmware server (
>> VMware-server-1.0.3-44356.i386.rpm ) working. The configurartion
>> (/usr/bin/vmware-config.pl) run through. but It can't start a guest
>> (win2000). I googleed. seems there are some issues on X86_64 with 
>> vmware. If
>> you have this fixed, please offer me your tips as my shutcuts.
> 
> 
> this is only error I got
> 
> general protection fault: e060 [2] SMP
I run the current fc6 kernel {non xen} x86_64 on a dell poweredge sc430. 
  Used the vmware-any-any109 patch to make the vmware source compile 
happy with the later {non-supported} kernel.

AFAIK you cant use the xen kernel, but I never tried.

David Timms.