[CentOS] CentOS 4 vs 5 for VMware?

[redhat at mckerrs.net]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Akemi Yagi" <amyagi at gmail.com> 
To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at 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 at mckerrs.net <redhat at mckerrs.net> wrote: 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Johnny Hughes" <johnny at centos.org> 
> To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at 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 
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Does anyone know if the i686 version is PAE enabled ? 

Cheers. 

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