Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-03 Thread Chris Davies
> Chris Davies writes: >> The host hardware's largely irrelevant. What is important is the virtual >> hardware offered within the VM. I successfully run a 686 based kernel, >> here. Harry Putnam wrote: > What ISO did you use? The most recent from which I've installed is debian-505-i386-netinst.

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-02 Thread Mihira Fernando
On 11/03/2010 11:03 AM, Harry Putnam wrote: Klistvud writes: Dne, 01. 11. 2010 16:28:53 je Harry Putnam napisal(a): I think what you got yourself are images for the Intel Itanium processors. What you need are either the i386 or the x64 (AMD) images. Oh boy another 4.4 GB download... Anothe

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-02 Thread Harry Putnam
Chris Davies writes: > Harry Putnam wrote: >> I hope someone might be able to help me with installing debian as >> guest by way of vmware. > >> I downloaded the iso DVD (4.4 GB what a hefty download) > > If you've got network access you're probably far better off with one of > the netinst images

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-02 Thread Harry Putnam
Klistvud writes: > Dne, 01. 11. 2010 16:28:53 je Harry Putnam napisal(a): > > I think what you got yourself are images for the Intel Itanium > processors. What you need are either the i386 or the x64 (AMD) images. Oh boy another 4.4 GB download... Another poster has said it doesn't matter too

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-02 Thread Chris Davies
Harry Putnam wrote: > I hope someone might be able to help me with installing debian as > guest by way of vmware. > I downloaded the iso DVD (4.4 GB what a hefty download) If you've got network access you're probably far better off with one of the netinst images, and using the network to bring i

Re: VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-01 Thread Klistvud
Dne, 01. 11. 2010 16:28:53 je Harry Putnam napisal(a): I think what you got yourself are images for the Intel Itanium processors. What you need are either the i386 or the x64 (AMD) images. -- Cheerio, Klistvud http://bufferoverflow.tiddlyspot.com Certifiable Loo

VMware install bi-passes iso file

2010-11-01 Thread Harry Putnam
I hope someone might be able to help me with installing debian as guest by way of vmware. I have some small experience with both Debian and VMware and have successfully installed it that way several times. Its been a good while... maybe over a yr. And I'm using a newer version of VMware... 7.1 o