tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post3747273227928268697..comments2023-11-01T18:25:49.063+01:00Comments on VMware Front Experience: How to build device drivers for ESXi 5.xAndreas Peetzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-26401659154332685962014-01-09T14:57:06.794+01:002014-01-09T14:57:06.794+01:00Yes, I can confirm that. The vmkdrivers code is mi...Yes, I can confirm that. The vmkdrivers code is missing in the ESXi 5.5 Open Source download.<br /><br />Use the 5.0 code instead. That will still work with 5.1 and 5.5.<br />Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-88426910722271049582014-01-09T14:54:16.237+01:002014-01-09T14:54:16.237+01:00I got this download, but no vmkdrivers inside ^(
S...I got this download, but no vmkdrivers inside ^(<br />Something wrong with it.Trakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08616833612358814104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-60233510589123578722013-11-13T19:52:08.940+01:002013-11-13T19:52:08.940+01:00That's exactly what I needed (and that also so...That's exactly what I needed (and that also solved another future product we're working on that needs to start a service). Thanks man!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677614683880279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-618538765776712812013-11-13T15:05:55.914+01:002013-11-13T15:05:55.914+01:00Hi Robert,
for PCI devices the .map file is respo...Hi Robert,<br /><br />for PCI devices the .map file is responsible for mapping PCI device IDs to a driver name and triggering auto-load. I'm not sure if this mechanism will work for non-PCI devices and don't know how you would need to change the map file contents to achieve this.<br /><br />A safe way to automatically load the driver at boot time would be to create a service/init script in /etc/init.d. For details see the section "Automatic startup" in this post: <a href="http://www.v-front.de/2012/11/a-daemons-vib-part-2-building-software.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.v-front.de/2012/11/a-daemons-vib-part-2-building-software.html</a>.<br /><br />- AndreasAndreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-13848118685969511112013-11-12T21:56:00.932+01:002013-11-12T21:56:00.932+01:00In regards to a VIB for a driver, do you know how ...In regards to a VIB for a driver, do you know how it should be packaged for non-device drivers? Character Drivers that are NOT attached to a PCI device? I package one and placed it in the /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod directory, but its not automatically getting loaded. The VIB installs fine, but the driver just doesn't get loaded automatically. <br /><br />Thanks.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677614683880279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-27301039055752546002013-11-10T09:27:00.129+01:002013-11-10T09:27:00.129+01:00Great job, Robert!Great job, Robert!Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-41017879591709625932013-11-10T07:50:31.403+01:002013-11-10T07:50:31.403+01:00Here's a better link to my ESXi 5.0+ build env...Here's a better link to my ESXi 5.0+ build environment setup script -> http://pastebin.com/V46PcHdZAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677614683880279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-20244263514920201622013-11-09T21:31:31.679+01:002013-11-09T21:31:31.679+01:00Thanks, Robert! But this dropbox URL doesn't w...Thanks, Robert! But this dropbox URL doesn't work for me?!Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-71525513857328815702013-11-09T21:22:29.258+01:002013-11-09T21:22:29.258+01:00I actually created a script to setup your build en...I actually created a script to setup your build environment. You can get it from here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vl4pcpmf1gg5t ... v_setup.sh . In order to make it work for apt-based linux distros, just update the script to use YUM instead of apt-get.<br /><br />Hope this helps.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16677614683880279746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-49516291316122329242013-11-04T19:51:18.944+01:002013-11-04T19:51:18.944+01:00Great! Thanks for sharing, that looks promising, e...Great! Thanks for sharing, that looks promising, esp. the supporting toolchain stuff ...Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-578822706083188002013-11-04T17:09:45.125+01:002013-11-04T17:09:45.125+01:00ESXi 5.5 Open Source code released
These files ...ESXi 5.5 Open Source code released<br /><br /><br /><br />These files are available on the VMware download portal.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Open Source Licenses for VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5<br /><br />File size: 1.2M<br />File type: txt<br />Name: open_source_license_server5.5.txt <br />Release Date: 2013-09-22<br /><br />MD5SUM: 320d88ccb5fb1083058353771eed0697 <br />SHA1SUM: e81a565a34b3464dc108a239450675a3637cd8f3<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Open Source Code for VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5<br /><br />File size: 710M<br />File type: iso<br />Name: VMware-ESX-5.5.0-ODP.iso <br />Release Date: 2013-10-31<br /><br />The vSphere ESX Open-source Disclosure Package is available as the ISO9660 image file VMware-ESX-5.5.0-ODP.iso. If you would like to rebuild using the instructions included in this image, you will also need the associated Toolchain Open-source Disclosure Package VMware-TOOLCHAIN-5.5.0-ODP.iso.<br /><br />MD5SUM: 5adccda95ef82ff98e5b3bb3f23ff66f <br />SHA1SUM: a56424ecb1da1595669a6d57391822bb30e437d9<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Supporting Toolchain packages for VMware vSphere ESXi 5.5<br /><br />File size: 3.1G<br />File type: iso<br />Name: VMware-TOOLCHAIN-5.5.0-ODP.iso<br />Release Date: 2013-10-31<br /><br />MD5SUM: b73944bfc5ebe4489ac90ca448b9a3ec <br />SHA1SUM: 9fc2f4ee484e5091f90c39fa2911e5acc60a6487<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-71100162136552571112013-09-05T07:53:31.908+02:002013-09-05T07:53:31.908+02:00Thanks, much appreciated!!Thanks, much appreciated!!Andreas Peetzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12918778845056237847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6059874241017858476.post-72610523882987709352013-09-05T07:34:46.518+02:002013-09-05T07:34:46.518+02:00In answer to point 2:
If you install CentOS 5.3 &...In answer to point 2:<br /><br />If you install CentOS 5.3 'Gnome Workstation' and customise it to add exactly what is in BUILD.txt you will need CDs 1-5 and 7, so unless your build machine lacks a DVD drive, downloading and installing from the DVD is far simpler.<br /><br />Using the 'Workstation' install gives you an X desktop which allows terminal windows with more than 80x25 characters as well as other freatures that make life much easier...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com