Roger Oberholtzer wrote: > I am running the latest 5.5.x vmware on OpenUSUE 10.0. I want to install > OpenSUSE 10.3 as a client. Every time I try, the 10.3 install takes me > to a character screen where I can set up partitions and all. Obviously > there is something missing in the vmware environment. I choose a > Linux/SUSE type client OS when setting up for the install. I am > installing from a DVD ISO image file mounted on 10.0. Anyone installed > 10.3 this way? I need to do some tests in preparation for implementing > 10.3. > > I never tried it with 10.0 but VMWare Server 5.5 works very well under 10.2 with everything I've tried to use as a client including 10.3 (all alpha and beta versions as well as GM) RedHat, Gentoo, XP, 2000, 98 and DOS. When I upgraded my machine to 10.3, VMWare Server refused to work initially but I installed a patch
"vmware-any-any-patch" or something like that and from then on, it also worked without flaw. The Workstation version of VMWare does not (last I heard) currently work with 10.3 kernels (larger than 2.6.18 I think it is) so try the SERVER version (possibly with patch if you are using 10.3 as a host) which also happens to be free in non-commercial environments. I tried the VirtualBox solution I've seen offered but it is nowhere near VMWare IMO though it has a lot of good features and will certainly improve with time. As to your problem, I can only hazzard a guess; 10.3 is pretty resource hungry and leaves a bit to be desired when it comes to detecting some hardware, is it possible your virtual machine is just too anemic for a full graphics install, especially memory? I have had no problem with graphical 10.3 installations under VMWare Workstation when I allocate enough VM resources. I use VM to test all alpha/beta versions of SuSE BEFORE I trust it to a real machine. Richard -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
