User Feedback :: Installing under VMware Workstation
I know that a lot of linux distributions will not allow a virual disk installation, but it would be nice if I could get some help triing to install DSL into VMware.
If anyone can help me or have any ideas, please email me..
CharlesHave you tried using different bootcodes to boot the cd?
need more info Aveydsl-2.4-vmx.zip is a DSL virtual machine already built to run in VMwareIt is more difficult to get it to work, if you choose scsi for your virtual disk. Also after the first boot a Virt machine will not boot from a cdrom unless you change the setting in the bios(Of The VM).
With IDE, typical redhat type and I do not typically run a swap file. Make your Virt disk about 250 megs (change to what you want)and allocate all the space (makes it faster). Then when installing DSL under VMware, the best way I have found is to use an iso image and mount it as your cdrom. When it boots up. Do a typical hard drive install and you are finished.
Screen resolution is best left at the default, until vmtools are installed.
FYI, installing vmware tools can be tricky, review there howto for a "manual" install of vmware tools.
dsl-2.4-vmx.zip is a DSL virtual machine already built to run in VMware
Here is the outcome of a slightly different route to get a DSL virtual machine . To run DSL and WinXP etc concurrently with minimum hazzle just: (i) install the free VMWare player on Windows host (ii) unzip a 50MB, dsl.zip ,( http://marthomacentre.org.uk/dsl.zip )to a folder and open the included 'dsl.vmx' file . The 150MB virtual disk.dsl.vmdk' can dynamically,if needed, grow to 10GB!
The root password is set to 'marthoma' - after the forthcoming 2007 Golden Jubilee of Mar Thoma Church, UK.