Can this run on VMWare?

kome · on Sept 29, 2018

I am running it on VMWare and it works like a charm. I am writing from WebPositive, the integrated browser, and it's prety awesome.

miles · on Sept 29, 2018

As others have noted, yes.

You may want to install the VMware add-ons via HaikuDepot after installation:

1. Applications > HaikuDepot

2. Tools > Refresh repositories

3. uncheck "Show only featured packages"

4. search for or scroll down to "VMware add-ons"

For access to shared folders, use christiaan's suggestion found in the Ratings tab (instead of the instructions found in the About tab):

    -> mkdir /boot/home/VMware
    -> mount -t vmwfs -o localhost/Volumes/VMware /boot/home/VMware

artsyxxx · on Sept 29, 2018

Yes! It most certainly works on VMWare, I chose the Other/64Bit setting with legacy BIOS

bebop · on Sept 29, 2018

I have never used VMWare to run Haiku, but it should run. I use VirtualBox and the one thing that I have to do is switch the network driver to the Intel Pro device to get networking working. So with VMWare you might need to do something similar.

ktm5j · on Sept 29, 2018

Totally, but I've had the best experience using KVM over VMware or VirtualBox. They have built in a lot of support for virtio hardware so KVM works very well.