Where can I download VMware esx public source 4.0 ?

[xhawk2010]

I need it to build SATA driver for Gigabyte P55-USB3L Motherboard.

Thanks

[Troy_Clavell]

all the drivers outside of what are already installed into the ESX4 install, can be found at http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_4/4#drivers_tools

However, also check the HCL for officially supported hardware platforms

http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/search.php

[AndreTheGiant]

You cannot build your custom driver.

Have a look on the whitebox configuration to see if your controller can work (and if yes, how...):

http://www.vm-help.com

http://ultimatewhitebox.com

Andre

[xhawk2010]

Look at these posts:

http://www.vm-help.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1272

http://www.kernelcrash.com/blog/using-a-marvell-lan-card-with-esxi-4/2009/08/22/

[xhawk2010]

My motherboard is too new, it's not in there.

[wila · Accepted solution]

Hi,

Have a look here:

http://downloads.vmware.com/d/info/datacenter_downloads/vmware_vsphere_4/4#open_source

Building a driver yourself is not for the faint of heart, it is not a matter of simply recompiling a linux driver, you will need to edit the sources to adjust it for the kernel as ESX does things differently.

Hope this helps,

--
Wil
_____________________________________________________
VI-Toolkit & scripts wiki at http://www.vi-toolkit.com

Contributing author at blog www.planetvm.net

Twitter: @wilva

[xhawk2010]

oh...I was too careless, I should have run into this page.