Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Thu, 23 Nov 2000 21:18:57 +0100 | From | Jan Dvorak <> | Subject | Re: VMWare will not run on kernel 2.4.0-test11 |
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On Thu, Nov 23, 2000 at 12:07:01PM -0800, Phil Stracchino wrote: > I just compiled and installed kernel 2.4.0-test11. Upon rebooting, > vmware-2.0.3-786 refused to run. Running vmware-config.pl resulted in a > the following message: > > "Your processor does not have a Time Stamp Counter. VMware will > not run on this system." > > Since (1) my hardware has not changed, (2) this VMware release ran > perfectly on 2.4.0-test10, and (3) I changed nothing but the kernel in > between 2.4.0-test10 and 2.4.0-test11, I feel quite confident in believing > that I do indeed possess a Time Stamp Counter (whatever such a fabulous > beast may be), but for some reason VMware is unable to detect its presence > when running on kernel 2.4.0-test11. Evidently there has been some change > in the kernel which renders VMware unable to detect this mysterious - but > apparently crucial - feature. > > > I would appreciate any insights from either kernel folks or VMware folks > as to where this problem may lie, with an eventual aim of patching either > VMware or the kernel to allow VMware to run on this kernel. >
It's probably due to /proc/cpuinfo change - 'flags' has changed to 'features'.
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