Re: [OT] vmware / boot floppy

[Tom Marshall <tmarshall@real.com>]

I installed Potato under VMWare 1.x a while back and I recall having to use
the 'safe' boot disk.

On Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 12:47:51PM -0600, ktb wrote:
> I'm trying to set up vmware in order to test debian boot floppys.  
> VMware installed fine on slink, 2.4.1 kernel.
> The problem I'm having is when I try to install potato as a test with 
> boot.bin I get the message, "Operating system not found"
> The virtual bios is set to boot off the floppy.  The seek light on the
> A drive comes on when I boot in the vmware environment.
> 
> Anyone know how I can get vmware to boot off the floppy?
> Thanks,
> kent  

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