ports/55173: VMware3 hangs as normal user

[Michael Joyner]

>Number:         55173
>Category:       ports
>Synopsis:       VMware3 hangs as normal user
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       critical
>Priority:       high
>Responsible:    freebsd-ports-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Fri Aug 01 17:00:33 PDT 2003
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Michael Joyner
>Release:        FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE i386
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: FreeBSD duron.rv1.dynip.com 5.1-RELEASE FreeBSD 5.1-RELEASE #1: Fri Jul 18 00:55:27 GMT 2003 root at dhcppc5:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/athlon i386


	
>Description:

VMware3 hangs when run as normal user. Works ok when run as root.
(I noticed vmware is suid root, so why this makes a difference I have
no clue)
Have aio loaded.

Only way to get out is to do a kill -9.
This also leaves something in an indertimate state, because you have
to reboot to be able to run VMware3 again. (Something about a kernel structure
being invalid)


What information and how to collect it for your needs in assistance with this problem?

	
>How-To-Repeat:

Run VMware3 on 5.1-RELEASE

	
>Fix:
Unknown
	


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