I believe the kernel modules were built on 1.5.

You will probably need to rebuild them with the source for 1.5U.

g.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Duncan McEwan [mailto:duncan@mcs.vuw.ac.nz]=20
> Sent: Wednesday, 6 June 2001 3:11 PM
> To: port-i386@netbsd.org
> Subject: Problems getting Win98 running under VMware on a=20
> NetBSD 1.5U system
>=20
>=20
> I just installed VMware-2.0.4-1142 on a NetBSD 1.5U system. =20
> The installation
> seemed to go OK, and all the right stuff seems to be=20
> installed in /emul/linux.
>=20
> When I run vmware and power on the VM I get diagnostics about=20
> being unable to
> open the DGA frame buffer, being unable to lock the disk=20
> image file, not able
> to get a virtual terminal for full-screen VGA and not having=20
> an RTC device.  I
> think I understand why I'm getting these and how to fix them=20
> and don't think
> they are affecting the subsequent failure described below=20
> (but I could be
> wrong!).
>=20
> I put a bootable Win/98 install CD in my CD drive and the installation
> process starts off OK.  It formats my (virtual!) C: drive,=20
> reboots the VM,
> runs scandisk (which reports no problems) and then starts the=20
> Windows 98
> setup program.
>=20
> The setup program goes through the stages of installing=20
> win98.  The progress
> bars all seem to be updating fine as it goes through the=20
> "Preparing to run
> Windows 98 Setup", "Collecting information about your=20
> computer" and "Copying
> Windows 98 files to your computer" stages.
>=20
> Then, I believe it should reboot the computer (virtual machine) before
> finishing off the installation.  Instead, the virtual machine=20
> wedges - the
> mouse no longer moves and there is no further installation=20
> activity.  The
> screen is unchanged with the progress bar from the "Copying=20
> Windows 98 files"
> stage stuck on 100% with no disk or CD activity.
>=20
> If I reboot the virtual machine it comes up OK and displays=20
> the Windows 98
> splash screen along with the text "preparing to run Windows=20
> 98 for the first
> time".  But then it just drops into a DOS window with a=20
> "C:\>" prompt.  I
> can happily type DOS commands at it, but I don't know why the=20
> installation
> procedure isn't working correctly or what to do to fix it.  I=20
> assume that
> because the VM is wedging and I have to reboot it, some=20
> essential part of the
> installation process that should happen before rebooting is not.
>=20
> So, has anyone successfully installed Windows 98 on this=20
> combination of VMware
> (2.0.4-1142) and NetBSD (1.5U).  I realise that the patches=20
> available from
> Wasabi Systems were done for a slightly earlier version of=20
> VMware and also an
> earlier NetBSD-current.  I did apply the additional patch=20
> posted by Atsushi
> Onoe to current-users on the 28th May.
>=20
> Thanks for any assistance anyone can offer,
>=20
> Duncan
>=20