> It appears that vmware has hardcoded filesystem recognition code, and
> it does not recognize xfs. The 0x58465342 number is the magic number
> out of the xfs superblock which is returned in f_type by statfs
> 'BSFX' or 'XFSB' on a little endian box.
>
> I know there are people on the list who have vmware working on XFS,
> Tom Duffy being one of them. He is in California so you will have to
> wait a few hours....
I fixed the problem. I misunderstood the definition of "config" file.
My earlier failed attempt where to modify ~/.vmware/preferences
and /path/to/vmware/data/nt4.cfg
Solution:
0. Drink a strong cup of Expresso
1. Add the following line to /etc/vmware/config:
host.FSSupportLocking1 = 0x58465342
2. Start vmware
-Phil C.
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