linux VMware w W98 SE in vm

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Mon, Jan 12, 2004 at 07:16:48AM -0500, Chris Aitken wrote:
> I foubd 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

setup.exe is not an iso image.

You have t ouse readcd to read the cd into a .iso file and then ask
vmware to use that.

> I tried starting the vm again and got,
> 
> 'Missing operating System'.

Makes sense since there was no valid cd to boot from.

Lennart Sorensen
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