vmware3 on FreeBSD 6 and raw disks?

[Josef Karthauser]

On Fri, Apr 21, 2006 at 08:44:58PM -1000, Randy Bush wrote:
> >For the record, I now know why raw disks don't work for FreeBSD 6
> >any more.  The code that was put in the linuxlator to gloss over
> >the fact that linux drives are block devices, but that we don't
> >have block devices any more, was disabled in sys/compat/linux/linux_stats.c
> >by phk on 15-Mar-05!  I'll try and get it reinstated.
> 
> do shout if you ever get this working.  i have been carrying two 
> laptops, one freebsd and one windoze, for almost two years because of this.
> 

I'm definitely on the case with this.  I'll post here when it's fixed.

Joe
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