[ale] VMWare and LILO configuration

[David Corbin]

Wandered Inn wrote:
> 
> David Corbin wrote:
> >
> > Subba Rao wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > > I want to install the Guest OSs on the raw disks such as /dev/hda5.../dev/hdb4
> > > etc. In case I update my Linux to 2.4 at a later date, the guest OS installation
> > > and data would not have to be reinstalled.
> >
> > What makes you think that you would have to re-install because you
> > change the kernel?
> 
> As I understand it, vmware has precompiled modules for various kernels.
> When you install it, if it doesn't find matching kernel/module setup,
> it's going to request you to reinstall using the compile option.  I had
> problems with vmware on my box and the vmware support folks had me
> re-install with the compile version, which I assume compiles the modules
> against your existing kernel.  After I re-installed using this process,
> all went well.

Right, but having re-installed, now all you have to do is run
vmware-config.pl anytime your kernel changes, and it will rebuild the
necessary modules.  The VMWare installtion/configuration doesn't change.


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