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From: Uwe Klosa <uwe.klosa@×××××.se>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] virtual cdroms in linux
Date: Wed, 01 Mar 2006 16:23:24
Message-Id: 4405C8D7.1030105@ub.uu.se
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] virtual cdroms in linux by Nick Smith
1 You don't have to mount it for the use with vmware. Update your vmx file with the following:
2
3 ide1:0.fileName = "changeme.iso"
4 ide1:0.deviceType = "cdrom-image"
5
6 Cheers
7 Uwe
8
9 Nick Smith wrote:
10 > does anyone know how to make a virtual cdrom in linux? kinda like
11 > daemon tools for windows? i have my iso mounted as /mnt/iso but vmware
12 > keeps complaining that i cant use a directory as an iso. i know
13 > vmware can use iso's as cdroms, but in this instance i cant use
14 > vmware, i have to mount it some other way and just tell vmware its a
15 > cdrom drive. any suggestions?
16 >
17 > TIA
18 > Nick
19 >

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