[debian-knoppix] VMware inside Knoppix.
[I know VMware is not free... and Knoppix is free/open
but what if you want to get best of both world]
Thanks to Eduard Bloch,
I can now boot knoppix from an iso file into VMware.
I did follow the advice both from him and VMware at the letter.
I found this link that might reduce search time:
http://www.vmware.com/support/reference/common/guest_linux_xf864.html
And also this one about Ramdisk did help me:
http://www.gnujobs.com/mark/articles/Ramdisk.html
Be carefull not to play with /dev/ram0 but with /dev/ram1
since knoppix use a ramdisk already.
However the solution is not perfect yet.
It seems that my Ramdrive is way too big and I don't find how to change the
default.
Any help on changing the ramdisk size (only /dev/ram1 not the /dev/ram0) is
welcome.
I was considering creating a filesystem on a file and loop mounting it at
the right place.
What do you think about this solution?
There is another thing I don't understand.
In knoppix I found a version of vmware_drv.o but with that one it does not
work.
When I use the one from VM web site, it work ok.
Please take good notice that I tested all this with V2.2 24-04-2002-BETA
and VMware Workstation 3.0.0 build 1455.
So I give no garantee that this work with current version or even that there
is
a problem to be solved with current version of both. ;-)
David GLAUDE
PS: Any further help is welcome.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Eduard Bloch" <edi@gmx.de>
To: "David GLAUDE Mailing" <dglaudemailing@gmx.net>
Cc: "debian-knoppix" <debian-knoppix@linuxtag.de>
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 5:26 PM
Subject: Re: [debian-knoppix] Stupid question: Boot in text mode
> Moin David!
> David GLAUDE Mailing schrieb am Tuesday, den 28. May 2002:
>
> > When booting into ab vmware (I know it is not free nor free),
> > I don't succeed to make X11 work.
> > It take a bit of time for knoppix to try various graphic card driver and
> > fail.
> > I would like to save that time (but without having to type at boot
prompt).
> > Any other solution like "xwin=none" or ??? is welcome.
>
> I guess you are using vmware-3.x. The driver in X is not compatible with
> the new version. There is a nasty workaround, not end-user compatible.
>
> Copy /usr/X11R6/lib/modules/drivers to a ramdisk, get the non-free
> module from vwmare.com, replace the module in the ramdisk and bind-mount
> the ramdisk over the existing directory. Then, go trough the X config
> and modify as suggested in the vmware FAQ linked from the same page
> where the module can be downloaded.
>
> Gruss/Regards,
> Eduard.
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