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! > > JeffAre 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.
> 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. -- This message has been double ROT13 encoded for security. Anyone other than the intended recipient attempting to decode this message will be in violation of the DMCA
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 Sch?tzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com
Jeffrey B. Layton <mailto:laytonjb at charter.net> tapped at Tuesday, June 06, 2006 5:07 PM:> 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? >Jeff, Just go into the properties for the CD drive, and choose the next ISO. Keep doing that for each "CD" you have. It'll work just fine... Thanks! Mark Schoonover IS Manager American Geotechnical - California, Nevada and Arizona V-> 858.450.4040 F-> 714.685.3909 C-> 858.472.3816 "Don't tell me I'm burning the candle at both ends, just tell me where to get more wax!"