----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnny Hughes" <johnny@centos.org>
To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@centos.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 7, 2007 9:28:50 PM (GMT+1000) Australia/Brisbane
Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 4 vs 5 for VMware?
redhat@mckerrs.net wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Akemi Yagi" <amyagi@gmail.com>
> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@centos.org>
> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 10:49:26 PM (GMT+1000) Australia/Brisbane
> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 4 vs 5 for VMware?
>
> On 8/6/07, redhat@mckerrs.net <redhat@mckerrs.net> wrote:
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Johnny Hughes" <johnny@centos.org>
>> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos@centos.org>
>> Sent: Monday, August 6, 2007 9:55:10 PM (GMT+1000) Australia/Brisbane
>> Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 4 vs 5 for VMware?
>> >
>> > The kernels are available in testing form here:
>> >
>> > http://people.centos.org/~hughesjr/vmware-kernels/
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Johnny, will these kernels eventually be pushed into centosplus ?
>> >
>>
>> Maybe ... we are trying to work out a way to prevent conflict. Users
>> seem to have a problem with more than 1 item of the same type in a
>> specific repo. We will put out instructions on how to use
>> "exclude=whatever" in yum, but they don't and then we get a hundred bug
>> reports / e-mails that the plus kernel replaces the vmware kernel or the
>> other way around.
>>
>> If we can have them easily coexist in the same repo and make it EASY for
>> the users and provide the content, then we will put them there,
>> otherwise (or until then) people will need to look for it here.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Johnny Hughes
>>
>> Cool,
>>
>> would you say they are ready for primetime even although they are in
> 'testing' ?
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Brian.
>
> The i686 version has been tested / used for a while now and I'm sure
> Johnny can tell you his experience. As for x86_64, it is not as
> extensively tried. I have been running it in a test VM and all seems
> good so far.
>
> Akemi
> _______________________________________________
>
>
> Does anyone know if the i686 version is PAE enabled ?
I PAE kernel is really not something I think I would run inside VMware
... or am I missing something here?
http://www.vmware.com/pdf/GuestOS_guide.pdf
That says you will not be happy with PAE inside the VM.
Thanks,
Johnny Hughes
I was more wondering about using this as a host kernel and whether it would support > 4gb RAM ?
Cheers