Forum OpenACS Q&A: Re: Oasis: OpenACS & .LRN VM new version

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6: Re: Oasis: OpenACS & .LRN VM new version (response to 1)
Posted by xx xx on 08/27/04 01:04 PM
Andrew, I'm not sure. I deleted the installation, but I remember "kernelversion" reported 2.2

John, I tested the download just to see if I could recommend it to newbies. The main problem I ran into was an inconsistency with the VM disk. This maybe due to a corrupted download but more likely to a VMware installation problem.

Please include a README.txt in the download. It should be crystal clear to newbies what steps to take, especially since debian is not a standard OS that VMware offers during configuration. Also, I would recommend using NAT. Bridged networking is nice and clear, but not when you try to make it work on a laptop with windows (or if you don't have a network card). Some network functions will be brought down if no cable is connected to the network card. I couldn't get bridge networking to work stable on my laptop even with some tweaking of the registry and new drivers. Thanks.

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7: Re: Oasis: OpenACS & .LRN VM new version (response to 6)
Posted by John Sequeira on 08/30/04 02:34 PM
Aldert,

Thanks for the feedback.  I remember having problems with tgz files with the 4.5 version,  which is one reason I switched to zip (better for Windows evaluators,  less chance browser will get confused.)

I find that for my laptop,  using both a host-only (or NAT) _and_ a bridged adapter in the VM to be a good way to go.  That way if you make sure your web/db servers are bound to all IP addresses,  your dev environment will still function.

I'll try to update the download in a few days to reflect your comments.

Thanks again