[plug] Ideas, anyone

[John Breen]

I did the vmware-configure.pl thing, which told me that things had changed
(going from a 2.2.16 kernel to a 2.2.19 one is kinda hard to miss...)

Ummm... I think my setup is (always has been) host only, but I will check
this out this evening.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Kenworthy" <billk at iinet.net.au>
To: <plug at plug.linux.org.au>
Sent: Wednesday, April 11, 2001 2:05 PM
Subject: Re: [plug] Ideas, anyone


> Did you go back and reinstall vmware with the --compile switch to force
> a rebuild of the modules?  I have found it to be very finicky about
> changes under the hood, though it usually does pick up that somethings
> changed and tells you.  Also a mismatch between having an install of
> host mode network services when the original container/and config file
> file was set to use bridged mode ceated some odd (and similar to yours)
> problems for V2 of vmware.
>
> BillK
>
> Ryan wrote:
> >
> > >2)  The main reason for moving the mobo was vmWare.  Having got vmWare
> > >running, it said it wanted a 2.2.17 or later kernel.  I tried 2.2.17,
but it
> > >died on a compile, so I wound up getting the full sources for 2.2.19
and
> > >going with that.  Now when I start vmWare, it won't read the floppy in
my
> > >virtual machine, which effectively means I can't start windows.  Any
> > >suggestions as to how it might be fixed?
> >
>
>