WG: Vmware AIO problem

[Eric Ekong]

See and I am still having troubles getting the actual pkg downloaded.
Seems none of the mirrors have it online.

make fetch                               /usr/ports/emulators/vmware3
===>  Vulnerability check disabled, database not found
=> VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz doesn't seem to exist in
/usr/ports/distfiles/.
=> Attempting to fetch from http://vmware-svca.www.conxion.com/software/.
fetch:
http://vmware-svca.www.conxion.com/software/VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz:
Not Found
=> Attempting to fetch from http://vmware-chil.www.conxion.com/software/.
fetch:
http://vmware-chil.www.conxion.com/software/VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz:
Not Found
=> Attempting to fetch from http://vmware-heva.www.conxion.com/software/.
fetch:
http://vmware-heva.www.conxion.com/software/VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz:
Not Found
=> Attempting to fetch from http://vmware.wespe.de/software/.
fetch: http://vmware.wespe.de/software/VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz:
Operation timed out
=> Attempting to fetch from ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/.
fetch:
ftp://ftp.FreeBSD.org/pub/FreeBSD/ports/distfiles/VMware-workstation-3.2.1-2242.tar.gz:
File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access)
=> Couldn't fetch it - please try to retrieve this
=> port manually into /usr/ports/distfiles/ and try again.
*** Error code 1


* Scheller, Roland <Scheller.R at icg-online.de> [050119 10:06]:
> Hello
> 
> I tried to install vmware3 port on FreeBSD 5.3-RELEASE.
> 
> When I start VMWare the Configuration Wizard shows and I am able to
> create a virtual machine. Installation of Windows 98 first seems to work
> (booting from cd, creating partition, copying files...) and hangs after
> some time.  
> 
> When powering off the VM I have an error message:
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> VMWare Workstation unrecoverable Error (VMX)
> 
> AIO: Not_implemented F(831):712
> Please request support and include the contents of the log file:
> WinXPPro.log
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> 
> I Build a new Kernel as requested with option as follows:
> 
> #-----------------------------------------------------
> options         VFS_AIO                 # VMWARE
> #-----------------------------------------------------
> 
> and applied kernel patch from http://www.break.ne
> t/orlando/freebsd.html as recommended. So I think AIO should work.
> 
> Is there a workaround to help me solve my problem?
> 
> Thanks,
> Roland
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