Trouble Installing Fedora 14 on VMware 7.1.3

[Robert G. (Doc) Savage]

On Tue, 2011-02-15 at 06:12 -0700, Chris Kottaridis wrote:
> I have VMWorkstation 7.1.3 installed on my Windows 7 box and a Fedora
> Core 14 box. When I try to create a VM machine and install Fedora 14
> X86_64 I get the following error:
> 
> >The following problem occurred on line 65 of kickstart file:
> >
> >Section does not end with %%end 
> 
> I have used this DVD to install Fedora 14 X86_64 on a real host with no
> problem. I am pretty sure this was the DVD I used to install Fedora 14
> x86_64 on the host I am sending this email from and trying to install a
> Fedora Guest OS on since it's the only Fedora 14 X86_64 DVD I have
> around and I am definitely running Fedora 14 x86_64 on this host.
> 
> $ cat /etc/redhat-release
> Fedora release 14 (Laughlin)
> 
> I have this same problem whether my host is a Fedora 14 or Windows 7.
> 
> Has anyone run into this before ?
> 
> Any pointers or suggestions appreciated.
> 
> By the way I can install Fedora 13 x86_64 DVD just fine.

Chris,

Just a WAG on my part, but I've had major kickstart-like issues trying
to install CentOS 5.5 under a Win7 VMware Workstation 7.1.3 host. When
it detects a CentOS guest install DVD, VM/W's automatic partitioning is
crazy. It's possible VM/W 7.1.3 got out of the barn just a bit too
early.

--Doc Savage
  Fairview Heights, IL