Gentoo Archives: gentoo-amd64

From: Gavin Seddon <gavin.m.seddon@×××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-amd64@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware not booting install cd
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:07:14
Message-Id: 1151228799.7277.3.camel@linuxstation.homenetwork
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware not booting install cd by Thierry de Coulon
1 Hi,
2 Thanks. It doesn't boot if I pick '/dev/cdrom' either. I get the black
3 screen with the progress bar then nothing. TThanks.
4 btw. The cd is ok.
5 gavin.
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8 On Sat, 2006-06-24 at 15:51 +0200, Thierry de Coulon wrote:
9 > On Saturday 24 June 2006 15.01, Gavin Seddon wrote:
10 > > Hi, I have vm 5.5 running.But, when I try and inst guest os and 'power
11 > > on' the inst. cd doesn't boot. Can anyone suggest help?
12 > > cheers.
13 > > Gavin.
14 > > --
15 > > Dr Gavin Seddon
16 > > Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
17 > > University of Manchester
18 > > Oxford Road
19 > > M13 9PL
20 > > UK
21 >
22 > Hello,
23 >
24 > Did you make sure your vm is setup to boot from the CD? If I remeber well it
25 > is not so by default.
26 >
27 > Thierry
28 >
29 > --
30 > Stupidity is like a fractal; universal and infinitely repetitive.
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32 Dr Gavin Seddon
33 Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
34 University of Manchester
35 Oxford Road
36 M13 9PL
37 UK
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Re: [gentoo-amd64] vmware not booting install cd Thierry de Coulon <tcoulon@××××××××.ch>