On Monday 11 December 2006 17:56, NAKATA Maho wrote: > 1. Platform > * Fedora Core 6 (a GNU/Linux distribution) > * OOo 2.1RC2 Japanese version without JRE > > 2. How to obtain OS > From http://fedora.redhat.com/download/mirrors.html , > seek some mirror and download Fedora Core 6 DVD image FC-6-i386-DVD.iso . [snip long set of commands]
Wouldn't it be much easier and simpler (not to mention quicker and less error-prone) to simply download VMware Server 1.0.1? The entire creation of a suitable virtual machine takes approximately 5 minutes from the VMware Server console.... To create the same image: 1. Start VMware. 2. Click "Create new Virtual Machine" 3. Next 4. Next 5. Select "Linux" radio button, select suitable distro from drop-down. Next 6. Next 7. this will depend on of pr how you've set up the virtual networking. For me it is "Bridged". Next 8. Finish Wait while the disk file is created - it can take a minute two Now click on the "Edit Virtual Machine Settings" button. 9. click "Add" and select "CD/DVD" 10. click "Use ISO Image" radio button, Next. 11. Insert absolute path to the downloaded image in text box, Finish, OK. 12. Click "Power on this virtual machine". When the virtual POST scree appears, click in it and then press F2 (make sure the progress bar is showing first). Use the arrow keys to select the Boot menu, arrange things so that the Hard drive is at the top, then the CD-ROM, then Removable devices (this step is probably not really needed, but...). F10, Enter. Now the standard installer will start, just proceed as for a normal install. This will work with any downloaded ISO image, whether it be a Linux distro, a *BSD, Solaris (Intel) or any version of Windows (Including Vista). Make sure you install VMware tools once the OS is up and running (I still have to find out how to do that under Solaris :) ). -- Alex Fisher Co-Lead, CD-ROM Project OpenOffice.org Marketing Community Contact Australia/New Zealand http://distribution.openoffice.org/cdrom/
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