FC2T3 VMware Workstation Install Fails

[Chris Kloiber]

On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 06:25, Christopher A. Williams wrote:
> On Wed, 2004-04-28 at 14:29, Chris Kloiber wrote:
> (snip)
> > 
> > I installed VMWare Workstation 4.5 yesterday on my x86_64 system (with a
> > 64-bit kernel) using this patch:
> > 
> > http://ftp.cvut.cz/vmware/vmware-any-any-update63.tar.gz
> > 
> > It then compiles and install, the modules "load perfectly". It runs, but
> > when starting any VM I get a warning that the host kernel is newer than
> > anything tested by VMWare, and it may not work. Needless to say it hangs
> > hard if you tell it to start anyway. But it is nice to know that they
> > are working on the problem.
> > 
> > -- 
> > Chris Kloiber
> 
> I installed 4.5.1 (build 7568) on my system today running FC2T3 with
> today's updates from rawhide. I compiled and ran with no extra
> parameters. I also did *not* apply the patch.
> 
> I, too, got the "newer than newest supported kernel" warning, but in my
> case, Win XP Pro and Win Server 2K3 both worked flawlessly in their
> respective VMs.
> 
> Could the patch actually be breaking something that has changed with T3?
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Chris

I think the patch is necessary for x86_64 systems. I could be wrong.

-- 
Chris Kloiber