[CentOS] CentOS 4 vs 5 for VMware?

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Johnny Hughes" <johnny at centos.org> 
To: "CentOS mailing list" <centos at 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 at mckerrs.net wrote: 
> 
> ----- 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 
> _______________________________________________ 
> 
> 
> 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 




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