linux VMware w W98 SE in vm

[Chris Aitken]

Chris Aitken wrote:


[...]

> I found the following in VMware help:
>
> # Note: In some host configurations, the virtual machine is not able to boot
> from the installation CD-ROM. You can work around that problem by creating an
> ISO image file from the installation CD-ROM. Use the Virtual Machine Control
> Panel to connect the virtual machine's CD drive to the ISO image file, then
> power on the virtual machine.
>
> So, I went to Edit > Virtual machine Settings (i.e. Virtual Machine Control
> Panel) >  [double-clicked the cdrom] >  Use ISO image >
> mnt/cdrom/win98/setup.exe

I don't know if pointing the cdrom to the installation file on the cdrom
constitutes "creating an ISO image file from the installation CD-ROM". I did a web
search on a definiition for ISO image file and only got one in German.

[...]

Chris

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