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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I did find this on the VMware wish list re Asterisk and PCI slots. I'm not holding my breath.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=7839&messageID=65462" TARGET="_blank">http://www.vmware.com/community/thread.jspa?threadID=7839&messageID=65462</A></FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I guess I'll drum up an PC from spares.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Greg Boehnlein [<A HREF="mailto:damin@nacs.net">mailto:damin@nacs.net</A>] </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Saturday, August 13, 2005 5:24 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] yet another Asterisk and VMware question</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>On Fri, 12 Aug 2005, Bruce Leetch wrote:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> Am I banging my head against at Windows/VMware/Linux/Asterisk</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> incompatibility? Or can this work and I'm just doing something stupid</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> (always a possibility with me). </FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>It's not going to work. Vmware presents a complete Virtual PC, so unless </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>EMC / Vmware release drivers to specifically connect the Virtual PC to the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>real PC hardware, you are in trouble. The do a pass-through w/ USB, Serial </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>and Paralell, but those are a different story.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>> With a great amount of effort, I can drum up a spare machine, but I REALLY</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> don't want to do this and would much prefer the VMware setup. Any advice</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> will be welcomed.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I'm afraid that under any Virtual platform (CoLinux, Vmware, MS Virutal </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>PC) you are SOL as far as real access to hardware on the host PCI bus </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>w/out special drivers written specifically for that purpose. On the other </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>hand, I'm sure that Vmware would be happy to help you out if you gave them </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>a couple of million bucks! ;)</FONT>
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