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#1 2006-10-21 10:44:23
- Mr Green
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Vmplayer
I may have asked this before but I am trying to get Arch to run under vmplayer
Install into virtual machine was no problem but vmnet/vmxnet module will not load under it
Do I need to rebuild kernel to get module to load or can I do it another way?
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#2 2006-10-22 00:02:52
- Lone_Wolf
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Re: Vmplayer
In a typical vm archlinux detects the network card as pcnet32.
To get the vmxnet module you need to have vmware tools installed INSIDE the VM.
I'm not sure if it is possible to add vmware tools to a vmplayer virtual machine, but Installing_archlinux_in_VMWare gives info about installing vmware tools in a vm using vmware workstation.
I wrote most of that wiki page and also got vmxnet loaded, although i didn't see any change in performance over pcnet32 .
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#3 2006-10-22 14:35:57
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Re: Vmplayer
Ok pcnet32 loads now thank you but ifconfig (eth0) does not show up...
What connection settings do you use for ethernet Bridged NAT etc...
How to I get Arch VM to see eth0 ?
Not much use without a network connection ;-)
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#4 2006-10-22 20:29:20
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Re: Vmplayer
I use bridging with dhcp , haven't tried the other possibilities in an arch vm sofar.
Are the vmware services started on your host ?
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#5 2006-10-23 06:43:48
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Re: Vmplayer
yes I have vmware in daemons .... I'll grab a screeny of lspci output under Arch vm .. may help
bridging emmm I'll give that a go
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#6 2006-12-17 19:46:52
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Re: Vmplayer
...I wrote most of that wiki page and also got vmxnet loaded, although i didn't see any change in performance over pcnet32 .
I got a big speed increase after getting vmxnet working 
Also, there is an issue with vmxnet in 5.5.3 tools with a 2.6.19 Linux guest, at least with my 5.5.3 build-34685 and Arch's 2.6.19, 12DEC06 kernel. I successfully applied the fix (link to the fix at the bottom of the wiki page)
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