Linux: Gentoo kernel configuration of installation as guest OS on ESXi
Kernel Configuration
Warning: The LSI Logic drivers in the 2.6.19+ kernel do not work with VMware. Set your SCSI type to BusLogic instead. (Please note the exception for VMWare Workstion 6.x below)
Note: The LSI Logic drivers in VMWare Workstation 6.x correspond with the Fusion MPT drivers (available in 2.6.24), see below
For this section we assume you are using a 2.6.x kernel. To start configuration:
# cd /usr/src/linux # make menuconfig
Now enable the following options:
- VMware Tools uses kernel loadable module support to load and unload its driver(s).
| Linux Kernel Configuration: kernel loadable module support |
Loadable module support ---> [*] Enable loadable module support [*] Module unloading [*] Automatic kernel module loading
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Processor
| Linux Kernel Configuration: Processor Support |
Processor type and features ---> [*] Symmetric multi-processing support (2) Maximum number of CPUs (2-255) [*] SMT (Hyperthreading) scheduler support
Timer frequency (100 HZ) ---> (X) 100 HZ
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SCSI Controller
VMware BusLogic SCSI Support:
| Linux Kernel Configuration: VMware SCSI adapter |
Device Drivers ---> SCSI device support ---> ** Turn off EVERYTHING under here besides what is shown below ** <*> SCSI disk support SCSI low-level drivers ---> <*> BusLogic SCSI support
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Or
VMware LSI Logic SCSI Support in VMWare Workstation 6.x and up:
| Linux Kernel Configuration: VMware SCSI adapter |
Device Drivers ---> SCSI device support ---> ** Turn off EVERYTHING under here besides what is shown below ** <*> SCSI disk support [*] Fusion MPT device support ---> <*> Fusion MPT ScsiHost drivers for SPI |
Network
VMware supports the Intel e1000 NIC: (Use this for best results)
| Linux Kernel Configuration: Network |
Device Drivers ---> Network Device support ---> ** Turn off EVERYTHING under here besides what is shown below ** [*] Network device support Ethernet (1000Mbit) ---> [*] Intel(R) PRO/1000 Gigabit Ethernet support
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Warning: If your VM uses DHCP to receive its IP and you duplicate this VM to create other VM you will hit a duplicate DHCP uid problem. 2 workarounds
- add dhcpcd_eth0="-I ''" to /etc/conf.d/net(use the MAC as uid)
- or rm all files in /var/lib/dhcpcd/ before copy.
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