I did the same, but installation stops rapidly when detecting hardware: fails to initialize ATA PCI controllers
It fails with the same error whatever VM target I choose.
I'll wait for a proper VM image I guess.
Kaj
If it's anything like the recent VirtualBox, you probably have to change the hardware emulation from a SATA disk controller to an ATA one
Adrian, your selection in VMware should work. A generic Linux option should also have a good chance of working
AdrianS
well, it did seem to work, except for the boot menu thing
also, is there a way for the desktop size to be remembered?
I'm just re-doing the VM now to try and correct that
Kaj
Not finding the boot partition may also be caused by a SATA controller. On real hardware, some SATA systems shift drive numbers. There's a compensation attempt in the Syllable installation troubleshooting options, but that doesn't include the options for VMware
You mean the screen resolution? That is stored when you change it in the Preferences
AdrianS
it doesn't seem to be made permanent, though
Kaj
Was that when you forced the VM to stop?
AdrianS
no, I think it wasn't retained even when I shut down cleanly
but I'll try again once I'm finished re-installing
Kaj
That has never happened before. It should mean some corruption in the emulation somewhere
AdrianS
if it was a SATA issue with the boot, would that not make it impossible to find it with the auto find option?
because it does find it, like that
Kaj
Maybe, but the auto-find option is there for when the static configuration doesn't work. So you're lucky that the next option does work :-)
And it points to the partition number being shifted
AdrianS
did the install again, and have the same boot issue - will try it yet again and see if I can fix it by editing menu.lst - do you think that should work?
Kaj
Yes, look in the System Manager or df in the terminal what partition number you have, then adapt the menu.lst