On 3/1/06, Uwe Klosa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You don't have to mount it for the use with vmware. Update your vmx file with > the following: > > ide1:0.fileName = "changeme.iso" > ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image" > > Cheers > Uwe > > Nick Smith wrote: > > does anyone know how to make a virtual cdrom in linux? kinda like > > daemon tools for windows? i have my iso mounted as /mnt/iso but vmware > > keeps complaining that i cant use a directory as an iso. i know > > vmware can use iso's as cdroms, but in this instance i cant use > > vmware, i have to mount it some other way and just tell vmware its a > > cdrom drive. any suggestions? > > > > TIA > > Nick > > > > > wouldnt that be the same as just telling vmware in the software itself to use the that iso image? i cant use vmware's virtual cdrom for this project, it gives me errors on boot, i need to find a way to have it mounted some other way like daemontools for windows. i have tried just mounting the iso as a cdrom in folder /media/cdrom and other places, but vmware complains that you cant use a folder like that. so im kinda out of ideas. can it even be done?
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