Re: [OT] vmware / boot floppy

[Kent West <westk@acu.edu>]

ktb wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 05, 2001 at 01:23:46AM -0800, kmself@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>
> > on Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 09:09:47PM -0600, ktb (x.y.f@home.com) wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat, Mar 03, 2001 at 06:41:23PM -0800, Jeff Goodman wrote:
> > >
> > > > Did you set the VMWare BIOS to boot from the floppy?
> > >
> > > Yes
> > > kent
> >
> > Is the floppy enabled at VMWare startup?
>
> Yep, the seek light comes on.  Looks like it is reading and then -
> Operating system not found.  The boot floppies work on other computers
> and I've tried several boot floppies.
> Thanks,
> kent


Make sure you don't have the floppy mounted in Linux; I believe VMWare 
has trouble sharing a device, although I wouldn't think it would even 
hit the floppy light in that case. Still, just a thought . . . .