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I am trying to install linux multiple kernel in a VMware.But the problem is i don,t have a cd/DVD ROM so is there any way to do this??
Posted 2 Oct '12 - 20:09
mimi from Unknown458
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VMware virtual machines can boot from an ISO image file, so there is no need to have a physical CDROM drive.
 
http://www.keithdmitchell.com/2012/01/05/how-to-boot-from-an-iso-with-vmware-vsphere/[^]
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Posted 2 Oct '12 - 20:19
Mehdi Gholam172K
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mimi from Unknown - 3 Oct '12 - 2:49
ya tnx for ur help but my VMware does not have the “Boot Options” what sld i do
Mehdi Gholam - 3 Oct '12 - 2:57
Goto the vm settings and you will find the cdrom options.
mimi from Unknown - 3 Oct '12 - 5:34
well becouse it wasn't working for me i got a cd ROM and i inserted the linux-3.5.4 Cd.but nothing happend."it is just displaying operating system not found" i am new to this adding a kernel in a vertual machine so 1. what sld i expect in my vertual machine? 2.Is there any mechanism in installing a kernel in VMware? pls help me Mehdi ? with respect mimi!!!
Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov - 11 Jan '13 - 2:26
Right, but... on Linux, the kernel is easily re-installed or updated even without it, from HD. I don't remember where to read about it, but it wasn't a problem at all when I needed it. —SA
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