Evening everyone,
I'm trying to install Centos 4.3 in VMWare Workstation running on Windows XP (my laptop). I downloaded the CD iso's to my Linux box and burned them (I did them correctly since last time I screwed them up). However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Jeff
Jeffrey B. Layton wrote:
Evening everyone,
I'm trying to install Centos 4.3 in VMWare Workstation running on Windows XP (my laptop). I downloaded the CD iso's to my Linux box and burned them (I did them correctly since last time I screwed them up). However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable. Any ideas?
Thanks!
Jeff
Are you trying to use a real disk partition or a virtual drive ? because strange as it seems I found the same issue if I tried to use real disk partitions, but not on virtual drives.
Tony Wicks wrote:
Jeffrey B. Layton wrote:
Evening everyone,
I'm trying to install Centos 4.3 in VMWare Workstation running on Windows XP (my laptop). I downloaded the CD iso's to my Linux box and burned them (I did them correctly since last time I screwed them up). However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable. Any ideas?
Are you trying to use a real disk partition or a virtual drive ? because strange as it seems I found the same issue if I tried to use real disk partitions, but not on virtual drives.
Virtual drives. Still no joy.
Jeff
I'm trying to install Centos 4.3 in VMWare Workstation running on Windows XP (my laptop). I downloaded the CD iso's to my Linux box and burned them (I did them correctly since last time I screwed them up). However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable. Any ideas?
When it comes to vmware installs, I usually just tell vmware to use the iso as the cdrom. Makes things go much quicker. You can also add as many cdrom devices as you need to use all the isos, so that you don't have to switch disks on install, and then remove the extras later.
Jim Perrin wrote:
I'm trying to install Centos 4.3 in VMWare Workstation running on Windows XP (my laptop). I downloaded the CD iso's to my Linux box and burned them (I did them correctly since last time I screwed them up). However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable. Any ideas?
When it comes to vmware installs, I usually just tell vmware to use the iso as the cdrom. Makes things go much quicker. You can also add as many cdrom devices as you need to use all the isos, so that you don't have to switch disks on install, and then remove the extras later.
You lost me (not unusual). I'm new to VMWare. How do you tell it to use the iso as the cdrom? Can you walk me through this? (off-line of course).
Thanks!
Jeff
You lost me (not unusual). I'm new to VMWare. How do you tell it to use the iso as the cdrom? Can you walk me through this? (off-line of course).
Put the iso in some location that makes sense. Edit the properties of your vmware machine, and then select the cdrom. The options should let you change it from a physical drive (the default) to an iso, where you'll be required to point it to the specific file.
Jim Perrin wrote:
You lost me (not unusual). I'm new to VMWare. How do you tell it to use the iso as the cdrom? Can you walk me through this? (off-line of course).
Put the iso in some location that makes sense. Edit the properties of your vmware machine, and then select the cdrom. The options should let you change it from a physical drive (the default) to an iso, where you'll be required to point it to the specific file.
Got it. So far so good. I'm working my way through the install. What do I do when it asks for the second and third and fourth CDs?
Thanks!
Jeff
Wednesday, June 7, 2006, 5:29:23 AM, you wrote:
Jim Perrin> Put the iso in some location that makes sense. Jim Perrin> Edit the properties of your vmware machine, and then select the cdrom. Jim Perrin> The options should let you change it from a physical drive (the Jim Perrin> default) to an iso, where you'll be required to point it to the Jim Perrin> specific file.
Thx Jim. but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
anyone?
Azil Adi Permana wrote:
but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
You cannot install a system with vmware player. Use vmware server for that (or the workstation evaluation copy).
But that's not really a topic for the centos list.
Ralph
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 05:45 -0500, Ralph Angenendt wrote:
You cannot install a system with vmware player.
Have seen procedures for installations under player, starting with an existing downloaded player image and overwriting it.
Use vmware server for that (or the workstation evaluation copy).
Those work also.
But that's not really a topic for the centos list.
OK - so will leave it at this.
Phil
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
Azil Adi Permana wrote:
but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
You cannot install a system with vmware player.
Why not? Editing the config file to point to the ISO is all you need. I don't remember what exact lines are needed off the top of my head, but I'm sure Google can help.
Just use the DVD ISO, or one of the network install methods. That way you don't have to swap out ISOs during the install.
William Hooper wrote:
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
Azil Adi Permana wrote:
but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
You cannot install a system with vmware player.
Why not? Editing the config file to point to the ISO is all you need.
Since when does vmware player(!) allow for the creation of vmware vmdks? ^^^^^^^^^
Again: You need either a prebuilt vmdk image or one of the other vmware products to create vmdks. vmware player can not do that.
qemu-img is able to write vmdks (compatible vmware 3 and 4), but I haven't gotten those to fly with vmware player.
Ralph
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
William Hooper wrote:
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
Azil Adi Permana wrote:
but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
You cannot install a system with vmware player.
Why not? Editing the config file to point to the ISO is all you need.
Since when does vmware player(!) allow for the creation of vmware vmdks? ^^^^^^^^^
Again: You need either a prebuilt vmdk image or one of the other vmware products to create vmdks. vmware player can not do that.
Creating a vmdk is completely different then "install[ing] a system". There are a number of vmdk's available (some from VMWare, some from other sources) that one could reformat quite easily.
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 08:54 -0400, William Hooper wrote:
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
William Hooper wrote:
Ralph Angenendt wrote:
Azil Adi Permana wrote:
but this trick cannot be used with VMWare Player, since i use this to minimizing my desktop's memory.
You cannot install a system with vmware player.
Why not? Editing the config file to point to the ISO is all you need.
Since when does vmware player(!) allow for the creation of vmware vmdks? ^^^^^^^^^
Again: You need either a prebuilt vmdk image or one of the other vmware products to create vmdks. vmware player can not do that.
Creating a vmdk is completely different then "install[ing] a system". There are a number of vmdk's available (some from VMWare, some from other sources) that one could reformat quite easily.
On that note, our own Karanbir Singh (z00dax) has created a VMWare Player image that one can install too. We used to use it before VMWare Server Beta was released for free.
Now I just use VMWare Server since it is free.
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 12:45 +0200, Ralph Angenendt wrote:
You cannot install a system with vmware player. Use vmware server for that (or the workstation evaluation copy).
Actually, you can. qemu-img can create VMWare disk images, and create or modify a VMWare configuration file. According to VMWare employees this is in compliance with the VMWare Player License, e.g.:
http://www.vmware.com/community/message.jspa?messageID=320559#320559
Other distributors even openly encourage taking this route:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VMwarePlayerAndQemu
I guess that it is not much of an issue anymore, now that VMWare Server is free. But the qemu-img route is fun, and easily scriptable.
-- Daniel
On Wed, 2006-06-07 at 21:53 +0200, Daniel de Kok wrote:
I guess that it is not much of an issue anymore, now that VMWare Server is free. But the qemu-img route is fun, and easily scriptable.
Or, download any of the gazillion pre-installed 'appliance' images available at http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/ and elsewhere and if one doesn't meet your needs, install something else over it's disk just like you would a real machine.
Jeffrey B. Layton wrote on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:09:02 -0400:
However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable.
Never had this problem. How did you burn it?
Kai
Kai Schaetzl wrote:
Jeffrey B. Layton wrote on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 18:09:02 -0400:
However, when I start the VM in VMWare, it says the CD isn't bootable.
Never had this problem. How did you burn it?
Kai
I used k3b and chose
Tools - > CD -> Burn CD Image
I ended up solving the problem by connecting the CD-Rom in VMWare to the .iso. Then it installed correctly.
Jeff
Jeffrey B. Layton wrote on Tue, 06 Jun 2006 22:18:31 -0400:
I used k3b
Ah, well, I thought you burnt it on XP.
Kai
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