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Starbuck777
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‎10-05-2010 04:04 PM

vmkctl.HostCtlException:

When trying to install esxi 4.1 I get the following error

vmkctl.HostCtlException: unable to load module /usr/lib/vmware/vmkmod/vmfs3: failure

I'm running a C650D Toshiba with 6Gig ram and a v120 AMD 64bit processor.

Robert

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Dave_Mishchenko
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‎10-05-2010 04:15 PM

It's likely the case that ESXi has not been able to recognize a NIC that it can use. What sort of NIC does the system have?




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Starbuck777
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‎10-05-2010 04:30 PM

Network cards are Atheros AR8152 PCI & AR9285 wireless.

I have this lodged under

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Dave_Mishchenko
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‎10-05-2010 05:45 PM

ESXi doesn't have an Atheros NIC driver. There is a community complied one here - http://www.vm-help.com/esx40i/customize_oem_tgz.php but I'm not sure if it would be compatible with your specific NIC.

What are you looking to do with ESXi on the laptop? ESXi can be running in a virtual machine if this is for training. Laptops don't tend to make the best ESXi hosts as you need a 2nd PC to install the management client.




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