The bootdisk.ima file on my ISO (ver 3.0.1) is a 1.44 floppy image.
Bob Coffman Jr - Info From Data wrote: > The bootdisk image file will not work on VMWare because VMWare chokes on the > odd floppy size. > > What I do to get this working: > > 1. Create new Linux VM with a small hard disk. > 2. Boot to DOS floppy with syslinux/fdisk/format on it. Create DOS > partition, format it, syslinux it. > 3. Boot with a network boot disk (ie. Bart's) and copy the contents of the > boot floppy and the initrd.lrp with hard disk support in it (available from > http://leaf.cvs.sourceforge.net/leaf/bin/packages/uclibc-0.9/28/initrd_ide.l > rp?view=log.) Also, this would be a good time to get the pcnet32.o, mii.o, > and crc32.o module files copied (the latter two are probably included in the > distribution). > 4. Modify leaf.cfg: > PKGPATH="/dev/hda1:msdos" > 5. Modify syslinux.cfg: > default linux initrd=initrd.lrp init=/linuxrc rw root=/dev/ram0 > LEAFCFG=/dev/hda1:msdos > > Boot it up and start configuring.... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of M Lu > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 6:27 PM > To: ram; leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [leaf-user] Does Leaf works on VMWARE > > > Try to get the bootdisk.ima from the ISO and tell your VMWare to boot from > that floppy image. > > Another solution is to extract all files and then rebuild the ISO with > 'mkisofs' > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ram" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 4:18 PM > Subject: [leaf-user] Does Leaf works on VMWARE > > > >> Hi >> >> Does Leaf works on VMWARE >> >> i have download and try to install, >> when i start the Virtual Machine after selecting ISO image >> i get Boot Error >> >> any help >> >> ram >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
