From a6855de4bf9ca5659afef3a462ba177c1faf8393 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Akinori MUSHA Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2000 19:13:15 +0000 Subject: Add a note for users to always keep the kernel and this port in sync. --- emulators/vmware2/files/Hints.FreeBSD | 6 ++++++ emulators/vmware3/files/Hints.FreeBSD | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+) (limited to 'emulators') diff --git a/emulators/vmware2/files/Hints.FreeBSD b/emulators/vmware2/files/Hints.FreeBSD index a2e4540f5b7f..59bf8445adbc 100644 --- a/emulators/vmware2/files/Hints.FreeBSD +++ b/emulators/vmware2/files/Hints.FreeBSD @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ $FreeBSD$ Here is a list of some useful hints on using VMware on FreeBSD. +- Note that this port includes some kernel modules, which means you +should rebuild and reinstall this port everytime you update the kernel +so as to keep them in sync; otherwise VMware might coredump or crash +together with the whole system if kernel interfaces were somewhat +different than before. + - Full screen text mode does not work. Don't ever do it! - Full screen graphics mode will work, but you have to be careful e.g. diff --git a/emulators/vmware3/files/Hints.FreeBSD b/emulators/vmware3/files/Hints.FreeBSD index a2e4540f5b7f..59bf8445adbc 100644 --- a/emulators/vmware3/files/Hints.FreeBSD +++ b/emulators/vmware3/files/Hints.FreeBSD @@ -2,6 +2,12 @@ $FreeBSD$ Here is a list of some useful hints on using VMware on FreeBSD. +- Note that this port includes some kernel modules, which means you +should rebuild and reinstall this port everytime you update the kernel +so as to keep them in sync; otherwise VMware might coredump or crash +together with the whole system if kernel interfaces were somewhat +different than before. + - Full screen text mode does not work. Don't ever do it! - Full screen graphics mode will work, but you have to be careful e.g. -- cgit