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VMware Workstation 5 FreeBSD psuedo-port

This is an attempt at getting VMware Workstation 5.5.3 to run on FreeBSD 6. It is based upon the work done by Orlando Bassotto to get FreeBSD to run on VMware 4.5.2. If anyone wants to pick up this cause, then please feel free. Time (and lack of success :)) have thwarted me.

Status

The Good

vmmon kernel module builds and can be loaded. Only tested with UP not SMP.
Main UI works. Creating new or loading existing image configurations works.

The Bad

I have not done kernel development before; vmmon is suspect for bugs.
Only able to run as root regardless if vmware-vmx is setuid root.
"port" currently should NOT be used to install. Running make will install a runnable build into /var/tmp/vmware-on-FreeBSD.
Must use Linux ports of library dependencies instead of the ones provided along with VMware else the UI will lockup when a file dialog is attempted. I have not looked into which libraries are causing the problem.

The Ugly

Parallel ports will not work. A lot of things will not work since VMware queries /proc for information FreeBSD 6 does not provide.
Unable to start, let alone run, any image. vmware-vmx core dumps