Apparently, Slackware doesn't like Microsoft Virtual Server 2005

[MyndFyre]

So, I downloaded Slackware and created a nice, tidy VM for it.  27gb hard drive, 512MB of RAM, etc.  Popped the ISO into the virtual machine's virtual CD-ROM, and booted it up.  fdisk'd the drive and made a nice cozy 1gb swap partition and the rest designated to be the / partition.

Every time I'd go to the host system - whether it was using the ActiveX control or the VMRC client, the console thread would freeze.

Pressing right alt+del would be enough to kick it back into gear, but then, ctrl+alt+delete is the universal "I fucked up" key combination.

Any thoughts before I get pissed and go to Fedora Core?  I just want an apache and mysql server :/

[edit]And a nice GUI.[/edit]

[edit2]Slackware 10.2.[/edit2]

[iago]

Perhaps VirtualServer sucks?  Try VMWare Server, it's also free

Are you using my VMWare instance I made for you, or can I delete that?  The less I have running, the better, for obvious reasons

[Warrior]

Perhaps VirtualServer sucks?  Try VMWare Server, it's also free

Are you using my VMWare instance I made for you, or can I delete that?  The less I have running, the better, for obvious reasons

Wasn't VirtualServer made free as well?

[MyndFyre]

Perhaps VirtualServer sucks?  Try VMWare Server, it's also free

Are you using my VMWare instance I made for you, or can I delete that?  The less I have running, the better, for obvious reasons

Well, FC5 works like a charm.  Slack 10.1 never had any problems either.  *shrug*

You can delete it if you prefer.

Perhaps VirtualServer sucks?  Try VMWare Server, it's also free

Are you using my VMWare instance I made for you, or can I delete that?  The less I have running, the better, for obvious reasons

Wasn't VirtualServer made free as well?

I'm pretty sure that's why iago said "it's also free."

[Warrior]

I'm pretty sure that's why iago said "it's also free."

Oh, I interpreted it as. "Additionally, it's free" as opposed to Virtual Server not being free. :S

[iago]

Perhaps VirtualServer sucks?  Try VMWare Server, it's also free

Are you using my VMWare instance I made for you, or can I delete that?  The less I have running, the better, for obvious reasons

Wasn't VirtualServer made free as well?

Yes, which is why I said 'also free'

[Chavo]

also also wik

[Joe]

Methinks it's more of "Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 [Note: I love how he used the fully qualified name, version and all] doesn't like Slackware".

[Warrior]

Methinks it's more of "Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 [Note: I love how he used the fully qualified name, version and all] doesn't like Slackware".

It may be a mixture of both, if it works with other OSes and Slackwares the only problem it could be a slackware specific issue causing Virtual Server 2005 to bork.

[Joe]

I don't see it as below Microsoft to intentionally break compatability with Slackware, but I'm not up for debating it. But yeah, it very well could be completely legitimate as well.

[Newby]

Haha. lolz. Slackware doesn't work in my VMWare either.

[Joe]

Haha. lolz. Slackware doesn't work in my VMWare either.

Also, I seem to recall it causing some driver crashage while run in VPC a while ago. Hm!

[Warrior]

I don't see it as below Microsoft to intentionally break compatability with Slackware, but I'm not up for debating it. But yeah, it very well could be completely legitimate as well.

Microsoft will go out of it's way, in the face of bullshit from the EU and growing criticism by people to make sure that ONE Distro out of the HUNDREDS(Thousands?) of Linux distros doesn't work?

Highly improbable.

[MyndFyre]

Haha. lolz. Slackware doesn't work in my VMWare either.

Hm.  Glad I didn't waste my time trying that....

[iago]

Haha. lolz. Slackware doesn't work in my VMWare either.

Weird, it works perfectly on mine, and I've used 4 different VMWare versions (I've used Workstation, ESX, GSX, and Server) installed on a variety of hardware, I've used it on at least 7 or 8 different installs.

It'd be interesting to find out what's happening, for sure..