Re: Vmware on Red Hat 9

From: Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez (pablo.rodriguez_at_iproyectos.com)
Date: 09/16/03

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Date: Tue, 16 Sep 2003 06:04:20 +0200

    Hi Ed,

    I've installed as shown because I want to use Geforce native driver, working without Linux too.

    Following your steps, I can't boot Windows XP without Linux :-)

    Another idea?

    Thanks and regards,

    On 16 Sep 2003 11:20:09 +0800
    Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko@greshko.com> wrote:

    > On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 10:24, Pablo Rodriguez Gonzalez wrote:
    >
    > > I've installed VMware 4 Workstation, and doesn't work on my RH.
    >
    > I'm running VMware 4 on RH 9 without any problems. I've several virtual
    > machines. RH Severn, Win2K, Win2003 Server.
    >
    > > The steps:
    > >
    > > 1.- I've installed Windows XP in /dev/hda1
    >
    > Why did you do that? This is not the way to create virtual machines...
    > Sounds more like you are setting up Dual Boot.
    >
    > > 2.- I've installed Linux in /dev/hda3 and /dev/hda4
    > >
    > > 3.- I've installed VMware in Linux.
    > >
    > > 4.- I've configured VMware in Linux, to boot Windows XP , all right.
    > >
    > > 5.- I've configured GRUB to boot Windows XP.
    > >
    > > Now, when I run VMware, GRUB gives me next error:
    > >
    > > "GRUB Loading stage1.5.
    > >
    > > Grub Loading.Please Wait...
    > >
    > > Error 17"
    > >
    > > and Windows XP doesn't run (and Linux).
    > >
    > > The strange, the thing I don't understand: without VMware, I turn on my computer and GRUB can boot sucessfully Windows XP and Linux.
    >
    > Sure....you have set up a dual boot environment.
    >
    > Forget about what you have done in installing XP in /dev/hda1. VMWware
    > doesn't look there as it creates its own set of "virtual disks".
    >
    > What you want to do is follow the documentation for VMware.
    >
    > Basically....
    >
    > 1. Boot RH 9.
    > 2. Install VMware from the RPM's.
    > 3. Run the VMware configuration util.
    > 4. Put your XP CD in your CD drive.
    > 4. Start VMware.
    > 5. VMware will (after you install your license I think) prompt you to
    > create a new virtual machine.
    > 6. Follow the prompts and install XP from there....
    >
    > Ed
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