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i'm lost in vmware..

gwarren007

gwarren007

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i'm lost in vmware. I have all downloaded and opened Vm server. bit torrent and trying to do...
5. Unpack the VM disk from the 7z archive to your VM directory, and put the .vmx file in that folder.

and the only vmx file I see is red hat.
???
 
That's the one. It's a Fedora Core (Red Hat personal version) image pre-loaded with the SMP client. The first time you boot, it'll ask you for all the usual configuration stuff: username, team number, etc.
 
iv'e got the server console and its asking for a host name. i understand about the username and login.

do I just need to reboot?
 
make a new directory on your harddrive, say e:\virtual machines
create a subfolder, e.g. e:\virtual machines\vmfold

then extract the 7z file into that directory. Also copy all the other files into that directory:

Code: 
c:\>dir "e:\Virtual Machines\vmfold"
 Volume in drive E is Storage
 Volume Serial Number is ABCD-EF00

 Directory of e:\Virtual Machines\vmfold

03/03/2007  12:48 AM    <DIR>          .
03/03/2007  12:48 AM    <DIR>          ..
03/03/2007  12:48 AM           836,783 7z442.exe
03/03/2007  01:02 AM       105,653,640 disk.7z
03/03/2007  12:48 AM             2,204 howto.txt
03/03/2007  12:48 AM               972 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 64-bit.vmx
               4 File(s)    106,493,599 bytes

unzip the 7z file, then you can delete that (or move it out of the way)
Code: 
E:\Virtual Machines\vmfold>dir "e:\Virtual Machines\vmfold"
 Volume in drive E is Storage
 Volume Serial Number is ABCD-EF00

 Directory of e:\Virtual Machines\vmfold

03/03/2007  01:06 AM    <DIR>          .
03/03/2007  01:06 AM    <DIR>          ..
03/03/2007  12:48 AM           836,783 7z442.exe
03/03/2007  12:48 AM             2,204 howto.txt
03/03/2007  12:48 AM               972 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 64-bit.vmx
02/10/2007  08:45 PM       838,074,368 test.vmdk
               4 File(s)    838,914,327 bytes

Now start up VMWare and select ``open exiting VM''.. browse to the location, done.

there are two options on that console: locahost or hostname. use localhost.
 
Alright... I actually partioned my Hd and and created E:drive (7gb) and have put all of the folders there. I can get to where it asks for the server host name and the logon. What is the host name?
 
you chose the local host.

aside: you did not need to partition, I have multiple HDDs, so some of my VMs are housed on a secondary drive. It was merely used as an example, since I wanted to make clear that VMs do not need to be on the c: drive.
 
There isn't one. You may have to close and restart the VM Server Console a few times until it gives you a second choice, to connect to a Local Machine.
 
ok, ive been gone for a while. I deleted everything started over. I can now get into Vmware and I see linux 64 bit come up. but now it gives me:
" cannot find the virtual disk test.vmdk Please verify the path is valid and try again."
 
ok, update. I have a new file downloaded (thank you chris) and all is progressing. now its the cd-rom configuration. Do I use local host (auto detect) or a iso image?
 
Doesn't matter, because you aren't using a CD. ISO is probably easier, but either way- unselect the checkbox that says power on automatically.
 
gimme a min - making screenshots...
http://kronenberger.dreamhosters.com/Pix/hforum/howto/vmware_fold/
When you open VMWare server, you should see this, use connect to localhost
start.PNG

Select: Open an existing VM:
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Click on Browse:
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Navigate to the drive, where you have previously extracted the files from:
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Select the corresponding subdirectory:
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you will see the ``Red Hat Enterprise Linux'' .vmx file:
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With that file selected (left hand side) click on ``edit virtual machine settings''
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use the ``remove'' button to remove the floppy and CD-Rom drive, since you won't be needing either.
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Then you can start the virtual machine:
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The following popup will be displayed the first time you start the VM. If this is the first instance of VMFold you are running, select ``keep'' otherwise create a new identifier:
09.PNG

after this you will see the linux host boot up:
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eventually you should reach this screen where you are prompted for the information for the FAH configuration:
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gwarren007 said:
now i'm getting a kernel stack fault.
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I am getting the distinct feeling that their is something wrong with your entire download. I would re-download everything, except for disk.7z, and put that on the E: drive. Probably have some corrupt files. That shouldn't take too long as long as everyone has their torrents active.:rolleyes:
 
yeah!!!!!! Finally got it!!! One little problem, when I hooked it up, I had a usb keyboard when it started, so i rebooted the system and now my logon is Anonomous :( how do i change that?

Also a time stamp issue?
 
gwarren007 said:
yeah!!!!!! Finally got it!!! One little problem, when I hooked it up, I had a usb keyboard when it started, so i rebooted the system and now my logon is Anonomous :( how do i change that?
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Which logon? The FAH configuration?
 
I need to configure Fah for my username and to adjust the &#37; of the cpu that it'll be using. Right now its 96% and its a little too much for our daily computer.
 
To redo the username you wil need to kill the virtual machine save files (as far as I know) and I dont think you can actually setup CPU usage running the SMP client. If you drop it much below letting it run all out you will not meet deadlines. This is the problem that I am faced with every day. I have a ton of dual core CPUs that I have to run the standard client on instead of the SMP client simply because of this.
 
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