can i install a linux kernel from a hard drive

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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 20:09pm

mimi from Unknown

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Mehdi Gholam · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-02T20:19:00

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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/[^]

Posted 2-Oct-12 20:19pm

Mehdi Gholam

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mimi from Unknown 3-Oct-12 2:49am

ya tnx for ur help but my VMware does not have the “Boot Options” what sld i do

Mehdi Gholam 3-Oct-12 2:57am

Goto the vm settings and you will find the cdrom options.

mimi from Unknown 3-Oct-12 5:34am

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 2:26am

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