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VMWare: How to install Linux Red Hat v7.3 on VMWare for Windows workstationv4? [xscreensaver-3.33-4]
Nov 13th, 2003 05:01
Knud van Eeden,
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--- Knud van Eeden --- 27 May 2003 - 07:57 pm ------------------------
VMWare: How to install Linux Red Hat v7.3 on VMWare for Windows
workstationv4? [xscreensaver-3.33-4]
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Steps: Overview:
1. Create a Linux Red Hat 7.3 Virtual Machine (menu
'File'->'New'->'New Virtual
Machine'->'Next'->'Next'->'Linux'->'Next' 'Linux Red Hat
v7.3'->'Finish'
2. Reduce possibly the memory (so that your Windows XP machine is not
becoming too slow or freezes)
(menu 'Edit'->'Virtual Machine Settings'->'Memory Guest Size',
choose e.g. 64 or 80 Megabyte, 'OK')
3. !!!!Very important!!!!: to avoid when installing from CD2 some hour
later (if you avoid doing this, as you can not continue the
installation, you will have to repeat the installation again,
taking you again an hour or so): the very probable error message:
"There was an error installing xscreensaver-3.33-4. This can
indicate media failure, lack of disk space, and/or hardware
problems. This is a fatal error and your install will now be
aborted. Please verify your media and try your install again."
[Internet: source: http://groups.google.com/groups?
hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&threadm=b8p0vl%248d1%242%
40london.vmware.com&rnum=1&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dxscreensaver-3.33-4%
2BRed%2BHat%2B7.3%2BVMWare%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26oe%3DUTF-8%
26selm%3Db8p0vl%25248d1%25242%2540london.vmware.com%26rnum%3D1]
so you *must* now, at this point of time, set the 'legacy
emulation', via:
3.1 'Power off' your Linux Red Hat v7.3 (by clicking on the red []
'Power off' icon in the menu)
-select from menu option 'Edit'
-select from list 'Virtual Machine Settings'
-select from list 'CD-ROM 1 (IDE 1:0)'
-enable checkbox 'Legacy emulation'
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[source: help: VMWare workstation v4.0: search
for 'legacy']
Checking 'Legacy emulation' causes the virtual hardware
to work as it did in the prior release of the VMWare
workstation (thus VMWare v3.2 for Windows workstation
here).
By default, VMWare v4.0 for Windows workstation
attempts to make available the advanced features of your
drive, but in some cases this may cause the drive not to
work with your virtual machine. Checking this option
reverts the VMWare workstation to the prior emulation
mode for CD-ROM drives)
-click button 'OK' to finish
(I can advice to double check again if the option
'Legacy emulation' is indeed enabled, before starting
the installation)
4. Start the virtual machine
5. Install Linux Red Hat 7.3 from CD1 and CD2
6. When Red Hat restarts, you will see a black screen,
where you only will be able to type some
command line commands.
7. Install VMware Tools Package in Virtual Machine
[Internet: see also:
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/new_guest_tools_ws.html#1008207]
-you must be in text mode in Red Hat
-login as root (type 'su', then give root password)
-click in VMWare menu->'file'->'install VMWare tools' and wait a
while until the installation has finished
-type:
umount /mnt
-type:
mount /dev/cdrom /mnt
-type:
cd /tmp
-type:
tar zxf /mnt/vmware-linux-tools.tar.gz
-type:
cd vmware-tools-distrib
-type:
./vmware-install.pl
-answer the questions:
Installing the content of the package:
-In which directory do you want to install the binary files?
[/usr/bin], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the daemon files?
[/usr/bin], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the library files?
[/usr/lib/vmware-tools], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-The path "/usr/lib/vmware-tools" does not exist currently.
This program is going to create it, including parent
directories. Is this what you want?
[yes], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-In which directory do you want to install the documentation
files?
[/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools],
press <ENTER> to accept this default
-The path "/usr/share/doc/vmware-tools" does not exist
currently. This program is going to create it, including parent
directories. Is this what you want?
-What is the directory that contains the init directories?
(rc0.d/ to rc6.d)?
[/etc/rc.d], press <ENTER> to accept this default
-What is the directory that contains the init scripts?
[/etc/rc.d/init.d], press <ENTER> to accept this default
You should then see something like:
Unmounting the Tools ISO image mnt.
The installation of VMWare Tools 4.0.0 build-4460
for Linux completed successfully.
You can decide to remove this software from your
system at any time by invoking the following command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-uninstall-tools.pl"
Before running VMWare Tools for the first time,
you need to configure it by invoking the following
command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-config-tools.pl"
Do you want this program to invoke the command for you
now?
[yes], press <ENTER> to accept this default
After the configuration, you will see:
You can now run VMWare Tools by invoking the following
command:
"/usr/bin/vmware-toolbox"
during an XFree86 session.
8. After the installation of VMWare Tools, by the above steps,
restart your Linux in VMWare
9. If everything goes allright, you should now see the graphical
login screen of Red Hat v7.3, asking for your username (e.g. root,
then type your root password)
After which you can use your Linux Red Hat v7.3
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Internet: see also:
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VMWare: v4.0: Operating system: Install: All: Overview
[Windows/Linux/Unix/FreeBSD/Solaris/Novell]
http://www.faqts.com/knowledge_base/view.phtml/aid/22119/fid/1149
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http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Kylix/VMware/RedHat72VMware.pdf
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http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Kylix/VMware
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http://www.vmware.com/support/guestnotes/doc/index.html
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