On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 12:53 -0800, alan wrote: > On Mon, 15 Jan 2007, John Bowden wrote: > > > On Mon, 2007-01-15 at 14:42 -0500, Todd Zullinger wrote: > >> John Bowden wrote: > >>> Hi Foks. I.m trying to install VMware to run windoz and my windows > >>> games. When comiling I get this message:- > >> > >> I have VMware server running on FC6, though one kernel package release > >> behind (2.6.18-1.2798.fc6). Something to check is that you're not > >> being bitten by the kernel 1586/1686 mismatch caused by a bug in the > >> installer[1]. > >> > >> (I don't play any games, but I've heard a few folks I know say that > >> that the graphics in VMware weren't fast enough for their liking.) > >> > >> [1] http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Bugs/FC6Common > >> > >> -- > >> fedora-list mailing list > >> fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > >> To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > > > > I'm perusing that page at the moment. I also have the Xen kernel > > installed but do not have an ftp server set up to install windoz from. > > What would you recommend would be the best virtalization route to take > > for what I want to achieve? Any input from the list on the pros and cons > > of the different virtalization software would be apreciated. I'm new to > > this kind of thing > > There is a big difference in speed between VMWare Server and VMWare > Runtime. The runtime is a lot faster. I use Server to create images and > runtime to actually use them. Neither would be good for gaming. (At > least 1st person shooters. Maybe after a few whiskey shooters...) > > -- > "Invoking the supernatural can explain anything, and hence explains nothing." > - University of Utah bioengineering professor Gregory Clark > I'm hoping to run Command & Conquer Generals and/or Zero hour. Its quite graphic intensive. Do you think vmware would run it? Do you have any experience of Xen, would that be any better? -- Registered Linux user number 414240 Guy Fawkes the only person to enter the Parliament with honest intentions and he was going to blow them up
