----- 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 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/attachments/20070807/70eeac53/attachment-0005.html>