On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 22:20:59 -0500, you wrote: >I may have to ditch Fedora for now because of VMWare. I'm hoping someone >can make a recommendation as to what distro they would use in this >situation. > >My goal... >To successful install and use FC3 in a virtual machine hosted by WinXP for >however long it takes me to find, install, understand, and otherwise replace >by existing M$-based apps with Linux versions. Then, once I have everything >ready to roll on Linux, and have no NEED for the Windows apps blow away the >box and install it as a FC3-only machine. > >My problem... >The current kernels with FC3 have a clock issue with VMWare. They request >clock ticks too often (10 times as often) and VMWare basically bogs down to >a snails pace. It took over THREE hours for it to come up today. > >My options... >According to what I have found on RedHat's site (through the help of a few >folks in here), I COULD switch out the kernel with an earlier version from >some other source. I do not want to do this as my knowledge of Linux is not >strong enough to confidently nor efficiently do this; especially considering >how sluggish the VM is running. My only other option is to ditch FC3 with >something older, or something that does not has the 2.6.X kernel already, >then get up to speed, and then blow away the box. > >So, in short, I'm looking for some recommendations as to which distro I >should use in the interim. All thoughts, recommendations, or ramblings >would be greatly appreciated. Hi Ryan, Have you considered forgetting about VMWare entirely and using a Dual-Boot setup instead? -- Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime. Dennis D. Calhoun <http://Web.InfoAve.Net/~dcalhoun/>
