dsl 2.0 booting problem with vmware 4.5

Forum: Other Help Topics
Topic: dsl 2.0 booting problem with vmware 4.5
started by: a123

Posted by a123 on Nov. 30 2005,08:08

hi, i try to boot dsl 2.0 from vmware 4.5 but i got the following after i press [Enter], any idea?

Posted by zeropoint on Nov. 30 2005,09:58

well i didnt yet try it so i think i will not be a big help but hey... i did had the same problem on suse novell linux where the screen split to 4 diferent screens....

when you boot is there any option for boot in
1)text mode?
2)basic colors of screen
3)get a VMware v5 it much better many fixed thingys there... let us know....

Posted by skaos on Nov. 30 2005,12:10

I think you can boot DSL into text mode by writing "dsl 2" (without quotes) at the boot prompt.