here is a screenshot of me using winxp in debian. You have to love how bad microsoft makes their products look.
http://devslash.org/gerard/debian_vmware.jpg ~gerard On Tue, 2003-06-10 at 00:34, jeff wrote: > Ok, I know this is a debian list but I just wanted to > contribute something, it's not meant to take away from > debian just my experience (linited as it may be). I am a > novice linux user so i also used vmware for a while for > similar reason, to learn more about linux, especially > desktop use. VMWare helped me get a chance to try several > differnt versions of linux in a very convienient way. Red > Hat, Suse, Lycoris and Mandrake all installed very > simply. I haven't tried Debian but maybe you can try one > other of the Linux distros I mentioned to help narrow down > the reason you can't get debian working in graphical > mode. > > I would really love to know if anyone has been able to > install VMWare on a Linux host in order to install other > linux, bsd's and windows os's. > > Jeff > > > 21:10:41, lists1 wrote: > > > On Thursday 05 June 2003 04:27, mavi-net internet > hizmetleri wrote: > > > I am a Windows User, I want to learn GNU/Linux Debian, > but all of my > > > special docs and project in Win32 platform. So I tried > to use VMWare to > > > learn Debian, after that, if I can success that, I > will transfer all of my > > > projects to Linux. Now; I have a problem about Debian > in VMware, graphical > > > sytem does not run. I tried a lot of screen config on > XF86Config file but > > > noting change. So, if anybody now, can you help me > about using Debian in > > > VMware on Win32 machine? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Try Knoppix. It isn't a straight install of Debian, but > it is Debian based, > > > > and has the apt package manager which works if you > decide to install to the > > hard disk. I wouldn't recommend the knoppix hard disk > install though, as it > > > > requires a ridiculous 2.2+ GB in /. > > > > You can try the distro out by simply downloading and > burning the iso image of > > > > knoppix, or buying it from one of the distributors for a > few dollars if you > > don't have a broadband connection or cd burner. If you > can boot from the cd > > > > or floppy drive, this is an ideal distro to try out, as > it doesn't alter your > > > > hard drive (unless you decide to install it to hard > disk), and once you log > > out of knoppix, it ejects the cd, and nothing is changes > on your hard drive. > > > > If you can spare a bit of space, a couple hundred MB in > your home directory > > of your windows installation, you can save your > settings, so that you don't > > have to re-enter your networking info (ethernet card, ip > address or dhcp, > > nameservers, new passwords, etc), it saves it all for > you in a single file, > > which you can delete from windows at any time later if > you need the space. > > > > If you do decide to use knoppix, make sure it can use > your windows swap > > partition, if you have one, or create some swap space > (temporary file on your > > > > windows drive), and allocate enough space (at least a > couple hundred MB if > > possible, more if you have less than 128 MB Ram) for the > swap file. If you > > save your settings in the configuration file you > created, you can also save > > the swap space, if you can spare the room. > > > > To boil it down, if you have the space, save > configuration info in one file, > > > > save a knoppix/debian home directory (for your debian > files and for your > > windows files you'd like to edit under knoppix/debian), > and save a swap file. > > > > When you boot up the disk, it may ask you (especially if > low on ram) how much > > > > space you'd like to allocate for swap. Once the desktop > appears, go to > > "start" (lower left icon on bottom taskbar), > then "Knoppix" then choose among > > > > the handful of directory choices there. One or more of > the sub-directories > > will allow you to do all I mentioned above, another will > allow you to set up > > > > your network if not using dhcp, and another will allow > you to start your ssh > > > > daemon if and when needed. > > > > Once that is all done, remember to save your settings > before logging out. > > The > > next time you want to practice with knoppix/debian, all > you have to do is > > type: knoppix myconfig=scan at the boot prompt, and it > will pick up all your > > > > previous settings and find your home and swap > directories if/when created. > > > > To see your windows files, you'll need to "mount" the > indicated partitions > > (should show up on your desktop), and then you can > browse your windows files > > > > by opening konqueror browser (or other favorite), and > typing /mnt/hda1 or > > /mnt/hda2 or /mnt/hda3 or whatever your hard drive > partitions show up as. If > > > > you have more than one ide hard disk, you'll have hda > and hdb, and the cdrom > > > > may be among these, hdb, hdc or whatever, or it may show > under /mnt/cdrom as > > > > well. If you have scsi drives, or a raid card with ide > drives, the > > partitions will show up as sda1, sda2, etc. > > > > Don't forget that the partitions may be mounted read > only, so that you don't > > > > run the danger of writing to your windows partitions. > If you need to change > > > > this, you'll have to mount as root, and possibly edit > the fstab file as well > > > > (don't remember right now). > > > > Get on Knoppix's mailing list, and check the archives, > and faqs. It's a > > little sparse right now, but the faq helps, and after > checking the archives, > > > > if you don't have an answer you're looking for, post the > question. > > > > One of the good things about knoppix is that it picks up > a lot of hardware > > that other distros have difficulty with. This may help > with your graphics > > problem. > > > > Now if knoppix would only fix their hard disk installer > (ridiculous / space > > requirement, non-partitioning, non ReiserFS unless > already existing)... > > > > Good luck. > > > > Bing. > > -- > > All spam received is reported to SpamCop. > > > > http://spamcop.net/ > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
