misc/80514: vmmon_smp.ko does not create /dev/vmmon node on SMP FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE machine

[Andy Sparrow]

>Number:         80514
>Category:       misc
>Synopsis:       vmmon_smp.ko does not create /dev/vmmon node on SMP FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE machine
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    freebsd-bugs
>State:          open
>Quarter:        
>Keywords:       
>Date-Required:
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   current-users
>Arrival-Date:   Sun May 01 20:50:02 GMT 2005
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Andy Sparrow
>Release:        FreeBSD-5.4-STABLE
>Organization:
Not Much
>Environment:
FreeBSD dell 5.4-STABLE FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE #1: Fri Apr 29 21:56:38 PDT 2005     root at dell:/usr/src/sys/i386/compile/dell  i386

>Description:
      No /dev/vmmon node is created after installing/starting VMware 3 on an SMP machine running 5.4-STABLE.

Manually kldload'ing vmmon_up.ko results in a /dev/vmmon node. Which is, unfortunately, not usable - the message "VMware Workstation does not run on 2.0.x SMP Linux kernels. Please update to a 2.2.x or later SMP Linux kernel." appears in a dialog box after pressing "Power On".


>How-To-Repeat:
      Install VMware3 port on an SMP machine running 5.4-STABLE with linux_base either rh7.3 or rh8 (identical symptoms).
>Fix:
       
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