From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Chad Dougherty <crd@andrew.cmu.edu>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] VMware Workstation 4 install
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On Sun, Jul 27, 2003 at 04:44:53PM +1200, Nick Jamieson wrote:
> Hello world.
>
> I can boot from the installation CD and install Plan 9 in a VMware Workstation
> 4 virtual machine but when I reboot the virtual machine I get these messages:
>
> ---
> MBR...PBS...Plan 9 from Bell Labs
> ELCR: 0000
> apm ax=f000 cx=f000 dx=40 di=ffff ebx=5a43 esi=-1
> dev A0 port 1F0 config 427A capabilities 2F00 mwdma 0007 udma 0207
> dev B0 port 1F0 config 85C4 capabilities 0F00 mwdma 0007 udma 0207
> ---
>
> Then vmware-vmx takes 97% CPU but nothing visible happens - no disk access, no
> output. Has anyone else experienced something similar to this?
>

I am having the exact same problem with the Plan 9 VMware guest
image supplied on the Bell Labs distribution site (vmware.zip).  I
just downloaded it, so it's whatever version is there right now.

I'm using VMware 4.0.2 build 5592 running on SuSE Linux 8.2.  Any
hints would be appreciated.

	-Chad