--- Rick van der Linde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >Im using vmware Workstation 3.0 > > >> What version of vmware are you running? > >> > >> Version 2.x will not work with XP. You must > upgrade > >> to version 3.x > >> > >> Haven't tried it myself (yet) but that's what > their > >> tech support told > >> me. apparently something with the way XP > addresses > >> hardware it looks like. > >> > > >> >I'm running vmware under Linux(rh 7.2), while > >> trying > >> >to boout up windows XP from a raw disk. Vmware > >> starts > >> >up and initializes the memory just fine, but > hangs > >> at > >> >install stage 2 of GRUB. Anyone else had this > >> problem? > >> >If so, pointers to any solutions would be > >> appreciated. > > I think you've installed grub on the first sector of > the WXP volume. > It could be a better idea to let grub use the first > sector of the linux > boot volume or even the MBR. This might solve your > problem. > > Usually grub shouldn't appear at VMWare startup of > an Operating > System from a raw disk. > > Rick
If you use GRUB, could you send me your grub.conf? I have installed GRUB on the MBR of my disk. With my past experiences with vmware, I always used to see the LILO prompt whenever I started up a guest OS from a raw disk, so Im a bit confused. Thanks. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Sports - live college hoops coverage http://sports.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
