installing fedora core 1 in vmware 3 for windows-xp

[Gene C.]

On Sunday 09 November 2003 11:58, MJang wrote:
> I don't think Red Hat has worked in VMWare3 for several distros. I can
> install in VMWare 4.

I run VMware 3.2.0 on a host Linux system (now FC-1) because some of the guest 
systems would require extensive changes if I run them under VMware 4.  The 
guests run fine.

Now I am talking about a Linux (not Windows XP) host so milage may vary if you 
try VMware 3 on Windows.

After a great deal of trial and error installing various versions of RHL and 
now FC as guests:

1.  I boot the cdrom but then use "linux askmethod" to select "nfs" install 
... easier than fooling with the floppies.

2.  I have not tried installing from actual cdroms since Red Hat went to 
multiple cdroms for installs (it has not always works).

3.  I do graphical installs by doing "linux askmethod display=<ip_addr>:0".  
While I always point to my host system's ip, this should also work for 
pointing to a different hardware systems running Linux/Unix or even another 
VMware guest (have not tried it but it should work).

While I currently use nfs installs, I have used a harddisk install and that 
works also.  And IIRC, I have mounted all three ISO images as virtual cdroms 
to the VMware "machine" and that has worked also.
-- 
Gene