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Just what do you need to put together a distro? (modified 0 times) jbarr Profile OK, I think I understand the concept. YOU have a Peanut Linux distribution installed on a machine and are running VMware to provide a simulation environment in which you run the image, right? That makes sense. I may have to approach it just a bit differently. I have a new computer (very fast, lots of RAM, and lots of HD space. It runs Windows XP. I have a copy of VMware (v2.x) installed and I have installed a FULL version of RedHat Linux. Amazingly, this setup is pretty cool! I never dreamed that VMware could do what it does so effectivly! Anyway, so how would I install the simulation environment for the M4I image? Would I just create a new session in VMware and install it there? or would I install the Linux version of VMware in the RedHat install and basically run the "simulation within the simulation"? Truely, this may be asking for problems, but I think my machine could handle it. What do you think? I would REALLY like to try to tailor what you already have provided to my more specific needs/desires: Lose the Mame stuff Replace Netscape with Opera Add a Flash plug-in Lose the slide viewer and some other stuff that I forget. Anyway, your insights would be most appreciated! Thanks! -Jim 02-24-2002 21:57:31

RE:Just what do you need to put together a distro? (modified 0 times) dweeb Profile JBarr, My setup is very similiar to yours except I am running Win2K (not XP), as primary OS, vmware 3.0 (not vmware 2.x), two concurrent vmware sessions: one a Peanut linux development environment (not Redhat), and the other an iopener simulation. So in effect its running 3 concurrent operating systems on one fast PC. The OS differences are probably irrelevant. The version of vmware may be relevent, as I have not done any testing under vmware 2.x I added instructions on my web page on how to init the vmware flash drive. Let me know if the instructions need any corrections, or if vmware 2.x won't boot the M4Ivm.img flash image. 02-28-2002 23:41:59

RE:Just what do you need to put together a distro? (modified 0 times) brewells Profile I've been playing with M4i and am very impressed so thought I'd get it going on vmware (2.0.4 on Redhat 7.2) to save getting it on to the Iopener every time I tried something different. I'm struggling a bit now. I've been trying http://www.hunkler.com/mark/iopener/midori/M4Ivm/M4Ivm.htm where I once saw some notes, but over the last few days have been getting a dns error. I've got the Sandisk sorted (geometry and things by using cfdisk) and dd'ing the image over, but am now stuck on how to get X running. M4i boots up and runs ok, but of course X will not start as it can not find a trident chipset. I'm not too bad a Linux, but am new to VMware and Midori. Where now then? Thanks for any help, Dan 03-13-2002 10:02:55

RE:Just what do you need to put together a distro? (modified 0 times) dweeb Profile Brewells, The web site hosting M4Ivm is back up here. Or try this if the DNS master gets messed up again. If you simulate an iopener using the M4Ivm.img file on vmware 3.0, the X windows will boot automatically to an SVGA setup. The same flash image on actual iopener HW will automatically boot to a Trident setup. 03-14-2002 21:33:25

RE:Just what do you need to put together a distro? (modified 0 times) brewells Profile Thanks for the advice, it looks as though I've had it though until I get VMWare 3. I think it's got something to do with having to install the graphics driver after you've got the guest OS on with VMWare 2, I understand that it's already there with 3. Everything else worked (networking etc). Ta, Dan. 03-20-2002 02:10:17

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