DSL Ideas and Suggestions :: Install VMware in DSL

KNOPPIX_V3.4-2004-05-17-EN.iso

Don't know if this will help, but I recently compiled the pcmcia modules within dsl. I installed the gnu-utils and the gcc dsl packages. I also downloaded the source code for the linux kernel associated with the version in DSL (I think 2.4.28) and put that in /usr/src/linux. I was able to compile with no issues.

I assume the same could be done for the vmware modules.

VMware on DSL will now work, however I have been working out the bugs under vmware server, and vmware will not allow a virtual machine under a virtual machine so I will install it on a hd and see if it will still work properly. Then I will post how to do it, for everyone else. This has been one of the most difficult things I have done, only to findout the fix was simple... just goes to show you their is always someone out there that is smarter.
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DSL does work as a host OS for VMware, it installs easy but hardware requirements are high.
The machine you load this on must have 256megs memory min. more is better. Guest OS was almost unusable with less then 512 megs of ram. The video card that you use must also be detected correctly by DSL. I would also not use a cpu that is less then 1ghz & no Celerons. Min of 10gig hd space, or whatever you are going to need.

The easy way:
Download the DSL 2.2b iso and do an hard drive(not a frugal) install to your machine. It boots with some insmod errors on my machines but works fine.
Once the OS is installed, install the following extensions:
gcc1.dsl
kernelsource.dsl
libc6.dsl

Next:
enable apt-get.
Then in a Root shell type: apt-get install gcc patch

DSL is now ready for VMware...
Download the VMware Server or VMware workstation and install it as instructed from VMware. You will need to register with VMware in order to get a license number.

Smooth flights...

Ist this possible for DSL 3.01 also ?

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