VMware Workstation PANIC: BUG F(571):1607 bugNr=2302

[Randy Bush]

4.8-stable as of today
vmware 2..0

attempt to start win98se vm under -stable and get

    VMware Workstation PANIC: BUG F(571):1607 bugNr=2302

logfile gives no hints

    Jun 11 21:35:53: Log file switched to /var/tmp/vmware-log.randy.
    Jun 11 21:35:53: Log for VMware Workstation PID 74170
    Jun 11 21:35:53: changing state 0 from 0 to 1870
    Jun 11 21:35:53: changing state 1 from 0 to 1873
    Jun 11 21:35:53: changing state 2 from 0 to 1877
    Jun 11 21:35:53: Host version 2.4.2.0.0
    Jun 11 21:35:56: CPUID numEntries=2 GenuineIntel
    Jun 11 21:35:56: CPUID version=0x686 features=0x383f9ff ebx=0x2
    Jun 11 21:35:56: VT: Redirecting kernel output to /dev/tty1
    Jun 11 21:35:56: XINFO DGA version 2.0
    Jun 11 21:35:56: XINFO DGA event base 68, error base 145
    Jun 11 21:35:56: Setting DGA origin to (0,0)
    Jun 11 21:35:56: XINFO DGA acceleration supported
    Jun 11 21:35:56: XINFO DGA pixmap supported
    Jun 11 21:35:56: License /usr/home/randy/.vmware/license2.0
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    Fields = Cpt, LicenseType, LicenseClass, LicenseFeature, Cou
    nt, ProductID, ProductType
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    StartFields = Cpt, LicenseType, LicenseClass, LicenseFeature
    , Field2
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    Field2 = Count, ProductID, ProductType
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    Cpt = COPYRIGHT (c) VMware, Inc. 1999-2000
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    LicenseType = User
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    LicenseClass = Non-Commercial
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    LicenseFeature = None
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    Count = 1 of 1
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    ProductID = VMware for Linux
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    ProductType = 2.0.1
    Jun 11 21:35:56:    Serial = 1AH9W-Y5TPH-V98Q8-1NLJ8
    Jun 11 21:35:56: Chosen license: /usr/home/randy/.vmware/license2.0
    Jun 11 21:35:59: changing directory to /usr/home/randy/vmware/win98/.
    Jun 11 21:35:59: Msg_Hint hint.guisession.chdir (not shown)
    Jun 11 21:35:59: changing state 1 from 1873 to 1873
    Jun 11 21:35:59: changing state 2 from 1877 to 1878
    Jun 11 21:35:59: Log file switched to /usr/home/randy/vmware/win98/win98.log.

this worked fine until the cvsup/makeworld/portupgrade.  last cvsup was
less than a month ago.

randy