vmware3 host with xp raw guest - plea for help

[welchsm at earthlink.net (Sean Welch)]

Ah.  I quite understand about the suid.

                                                Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Randy Bush <randy_(_at_)_psg_(_dot_)_com>
Sent: Dec 7, 2003 6:59 PM
To: Sean Welch <welchsm_(_at_)_earthlink_(_dot_)_net>
Cc: freebsd-emulation_(_at_)_freebsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: vmware3 host with xp raw guest - plea for help

> The license key installed at
> /usr/local/lib/vmware/licenses/user/license.ws.3.0
> isn't sufficient to run the port correctly.  Mine still
> has the permissions you noted and it doesn't make
> a difference to the port.  You'll need a legitimate
> license with the same name under ~/.vmware for
> things to run properly.  THAT one in my install
> has permissions 744.

i have it, but it is 600, which should be fine.  i was whining
about the other because any setuid is a security issue.

> I'm running a psm mouse (/dev/psm0) on my I8K
> Dell laptop.  I've got it configured with moused and
> used in X via /dev/sysmouse.  I found that the
> mouse device in vmware should be configured as
> PS/2 with "Autodetect" checked.

thought i tried that.  will again.  thanks.

> The configuration wizard will indeed crash if you 
> start it from the menu.  If you start it directly as
> /usr/local/lib/vmware/bin/vmware-wizard it does
> not crash.

aha!  thanks.

randy