Also, Centos will not use graphical interface for installation unless your VM (or physical machine) has enough RAM. I deploy CentOS with 1 GB when I want graphical installer.
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 7:53 PM, Ahmad Emneina <[email protected]>wrote: > Using the 4.0 release I get the centos graphical installer when installing > from ISO. I used the full fledged install dvd for cenots 6.3 64bit and > selected the iso os type as Other CentOS (64-bit). Can you confirm the > install media youre using? > > On 11/7/12 11:37 AM, "Clayton Weise" <[email protected]> wrote: > > >You could try picking from the OS template list Windows 2008 R2 and that > >will force XS to use HV instead of PV. It might do the trick. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Mike Simos [mailto:[email protected]] > >Sent: Wednesday, November 7, 2012 11:28 AM > >To: Trevor Francis > >Cc: [email protected] > >Subject: Re: XS 6.02 ~ No Graphical Console > > > >During the installation after driver detection, usually some point after > >selecting the language. Press ALT-F2 then run fdisk. Also I believe when > >you use PV mode to install there is no graphics. You will need to use > >HVM (Other) to do the install. Then you have graphics. > > > >Mike > > > >On 11/07/2012 11:19 AM, Trevor Francis wrote: > >> You can't partition disks without GUI in cent 6. Rendering the install > >> basically useless. > >> > >> Trevor Francis (mobile) > >> > >> On Nov 7, 2012, at 1:17 PM, Clayton Weise<[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> Part of this is because, if I'm not mistaken, in the template XS > >>uses for > >> Cent/RHEL/etc it actually has some flags in it that disable a graphical > >> install; however, during the install you can install X and other > >>graphical > >> utilities that should work once the system comes up (I've never tested > >>it > >> though because we don't put a GUI on any of our servers). And as far as > >> Cent 6.3 compatibility, while it's not on the list it doesn't mean it > >>will > >> break either. We had an issue with XS 5.6 that Cent 6 wouldn't install > >>so > >> we worked around the issue by installing it on XS 6, downloaded the vhd > >> image, and imported it in and everything ran fine. I'm not suggested > >>this > >> is a *supported* way to go, but it's been solid for us so far. > >> > >> > >> > >> *From:* Trevor Francis > >> > >>[mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected] > >>om>] > >> > >> *Sent:* Wednesday, November 7, 2012 6:49 AM > >> *To:* [email protected] > >> *Subject:* XS 6.02 ~ No Graphical Console > >> > >> > >> > >> I am attempting to install Centos 6.3 on on XS 6.02 Hypervisors with all > >> the latest Hotfixes. I am able to utilize the console, but the default > >> console is text only. I am not given the option at boot time to perform > >>a > >> graphical install. I have tested this through XenCenter console and > >>CPVM. I > >> am running CS4. > >> > >> > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> Trevor Francis > >> > >> Partner > >> > >> 46 Labs | The PeerEdge Cloud > >> > >> http://www.46labs.com | http://www.peeredge.net > >> > >> 405-362-0046 - Voice | 405-410-4980 - Cell > >> > >> trevorgfrancis - Skype > >> > >> [email protected] > >> > >> > >> > >> Solutions Provider for the Telecom Industry > >> > >> > >> <http://www.twitter.com/peeredge> <http://www.twitter.com/peeredge> > > > > > > > -- > Æ > > > >
