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margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed1"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <h3>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </h3> </div> <a name="wp959999"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <h4>Support</h4> </div> <a name="wp960000"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products: </div> <a name="wp960001"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2<br />Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp960002"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 </td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp960003"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.2.1</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp1047339"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>VMware Server 1.0<br />Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0</td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp960005"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnote"> <b>Note:</b> If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product-ESX Server or GSX Server-on which you are running the virtual machine. </div> <a name="wp960006"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnote"> <b>Note:</b> With many Linux guest operating systems, various problems have been observed when the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter is used with VMware virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use the LSI Logic virtual SCSI adapter with this guest operating system. </div> <a name="wp960007"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <h4>General Installation Notes</h4> </div> <a name="wp960011"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Be sure to read <a href="guestos_general.htm">General Guidelines for All VMware Products</a> as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system. </div> <a name="wp960012"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> The easiest method of installing FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 in a virtual machine is to use the standard FreeBSD distribution CD. </div> <a name="wp960013"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine. </div> <a name="wp960014"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 3pt; margin-left: 36pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 3pt; text-align: left; text-indent: -36pt" class="pnote"> <b>Note:</b> If you create your virtual machine with a virtual IDE disk, installation proceeds as it would on a physical machine. If you create your virtual machine with a SCSI virtual disk that is 2GB or larger, see <a href="guestos_freebsd4043.htm#wp960029">Setting the Disk Geometry for a FreeBSD SCSI Virtual Disk</a> below. </div> <a name="wp960018"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <b>Installation Steps</b> </div> <a name="wp960019"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">1 Insert the FreeBSD CD in the CD-ROM drive.</div> <a name="wp960020"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing FreeBSD.</div> <a name="wp960021"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">3 Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical PC.</div> <a name="wp960022"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <b>VMware Tools</b> </div> <a name="wp960023"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at <span class="cWebJump"><a href="http://www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340" target="_window">www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340</a></span>. </div> <a name="wp960026"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 14pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed2"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <h4>Known Issues</h4> </div> <a name="wp960029"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <b>Setting the Disk Geometry for a FreeBSD SCSI Virtual Disk </b> </div> <a name="wp960030"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> If you install FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 as the guest operating system on a 2GB or larger SCSI virtual disk, the guest operating system does not boot unless you take the special steps described in this section. </div> <a name="wp960031"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> It fails to boot because the virtual disk geometry is not probed correctly by FreeBSD when you install the guest operating system. FreeBSD installs the boot loader in the wrong location on the virtual disk. When FreeBSD tries to boot, the FreeBSD boot loader asks the BIOS for important data that is now on a different section of the virtual disk, so FreeBSD cannot boot. </div> <a name="wp960032"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> This problem has been fixed in FreeBSD 4.4. This and later versions correctly boot SCSI virtual disks of any size. </div> <a name="wp960033"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> To use FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2 or 4.3 in your virtual machine, you can do one of two things: </div> <a name="wp960034"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>Use an IDE virtual disk in your virtual machine. You might need to add the IDE virtual disk to the virtual machine with the Configuration Editor. </td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp960035"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="plistBullet"> <table><tr><td valign="top">&#8226;</td> <td width="8">&#160;</td> <td>Set the disk geometry by hand when installing FreeBSD. These steps are outlined below. </td> </tr></table> </div> <a name="wp960036"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> To set the disk geometry manually, take these steps. </div> <a name="wp960037"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">1 FreeBSD calculates an incorrect disk geometry before you arrive at the FDISK Partition Editor, as illustrated here. </div> <a name="wp960045"> </a><p class="pBodyRelative"> <img src="images/guest_bsd_parted.jpg" height="411" width="731" id="wp960039" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"/> </p> <a name="wp960046"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">2 To set the disk geometry, press G to select the option Set Drive Geometry. A dialog box appears, containing numbers like 2055/64/32, representing the incorrect geometry in cylinders, heads and sectors per head. </div> <a name="wp960054"> </a><p class="pBodyRelative"> <img src="images/guest_bsd_geom_disp.jpg" height="404" width="736" id="wp960048" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"/> </p> <a name="wp960055"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">3 To calculate the correct geometry, find the total number of sectors by multiplying the number of cylinders, heads and sectors per head together, and then dividing the number of sectors by the correct number of heads and sectors per head. </div> <a name="wp960056"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenTextInd"> In the above illustration, the virtual disk is a 2055MB disk with 2055 cylinders, 64 heads and 32 sectors per head (these numbers represent the incorrect geometry). The product of these three numbers (2055 x 64 x 32) equals 4,208,640 sectors. </div> <a name="wp960057"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenTextInd"> To determine the correct geometry for the BusLogic compatible virtual SCSI adapter used by the virtual machine, calculate the number of cylinders, which is 4,208,640 sectors divided by the product of the actual number of heads and sectors per head (255 heads times 63 sectors per head). This results in a total of 261 actual cylinders (4208640/(255 * 63) = 261, rounded down). </div> <a name="wp960065"> </a><p class="pBodyRelative"> <img src="images/guest_bsd_geom_enter.jpg" height="407" width="730" id="wp960059" border="0" hspace="0" vspace="0"/> </p> <a name="wp960066"> </a><div class="pSmartList1">4 You can now enter the correct geometry of 261 cylinders, 255 heads and 63 sectors per head by typing <span class="ccommand"><tt>261/255/63</tt></span> in the dialog box. Then click OK and continue installing FreeBSD. </div> <a name="wp960068"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <b>Sound</b> </div> <a name="wp960069"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> VMware has not tested sound support in FreeBSD. </div> <a name="wp960071"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt; text-align: left; text-indent: 0pt" class="phed3"> <title>FreeBSD 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3 </title> <b>Guest Screen Saver</b> </div> <a name="wp960072"> </a><div style="margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-top: 6pt; text-align: left" class="pgenText"> On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. 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