Re: Ditching FC3... for now =(
From: Dennis Calhoun (dcalhoun_at_blomand.net)
Date: 12/02/04
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Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 01:12:38 -0600 To: For users of Fedora Core releases <fedora-list@redhat.com>
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 22:20:59 -0500, you wrote:
>I may have to ditch Fedora for now because of VMWare. I'm hoping someone
>can make a recommendation as to what distro they would use in this
>situation.
>
>My goal...
>To successful install and use FC3 in a virtual machine hosted by WinXP for
>however long it takes me to find, install, understand, and otherwise replace
>by existing M$-based apps with Linux versions. Then, once I have everything
>ready to roll on Linux, and have no NEED for the Windows apps blow away the
>box and install it as a FC3-only machine.
>
>My problem...
>The current kernels with FC3 have a clock issue with VMWare. They request
>clock ticks too often (10 times as often) and VMWare basically bogs down to
>a snails pace. It took over THREE hours for it to come up today.
>
>My options...
>According to what I have found on RedHat's site (through the help of a few
>folks in here), I COULD switch out the kernel with an earlier version from
>some other source. I do not want to do this as my knowledge of Linux is not
>strong enough to confidently nor efficiently do this; especially considering
>how sluggish the VM is running. My only other option is to ditch FC3 with
>something older, or something that does not has the 2.6.X kernel already,
>then get up to speed, and then blow away the box.
>
>So, in short, I'm looking for some recommendations as to which distro I
>should use in the interim. All thoughts, recommendations, or ramblings
>would be greatly appreciated.
Hi Ryan,
Have you considered forgetting about VMWare entirely and using a
Dual-Boot setup instead?
-- Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Dennis D. Calhoun <http://Web.InfoAve.Net/~dcalhoun/> -- fedora-list mailing list fedora-list@redhat.com To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list
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