Mandrake Linux 10
Mandrake Linux 10
Mandrake Linux 10
Support
This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:
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VMware Workstation 5.0, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2
Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on Workstation 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.5.2 |
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VMware GSX Server 3.2, 3.2.1 |
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VMware Server 1.0
Experimental support for 2-way Virtual SMP on VMware Server 1.0 |
Note: If you are installing a guest operating system through VMware VirtualCenter, be sure it is supported under the VMware product-ESX Server or GSX Server-on which you are running the virtual machine.
Mandrake Linux 10
General Installation Notes
Be sure to read
General Guidelines for All VMware Products as well as this guide to installing your specific guest operating system.
The easiest method of installing Mandrake Linux 10 in a virtual machine is to use the standard Mandrake Linux distribution CD. The notes below describe an installation using the standard distribution CD; however, installing Mandrake Linux 10 via the boot floppy/network method is supported as well. If your VMware product supports it, you can also install from a PXE server.
Before installing the operating system, be sure that you have already created and configured a new virtual machine.
Note: During the Mandrake Linux 10 installation, you are offered a choice of XFree86 X servers. You can choose either one, but do not run that X server. Instead, to get an accelerated SVGA X server running inside the virtual machine, you should install the VMware Tools package immediately after installing Mandrake Linux 10.
Note: With many Linux guest operating systems, various problems have been observed when the BusLogic virtual SCSI adapter is used with VMware virtual machines. VMware recommends that you use the LSI Logic virtual SCSI adapter with this guest operating system.
Mandrake Linux 10
Installation Steps
1 Insert the Mandrake Linux 10 CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing Mandrake Linux 10.
3 Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine. Be sure to make the choices outlined in the following steps.
4 Use the text mode installer. At the opening screen, press F1 for options, and then enter text for text mode.
5 In the partitioning step, unless you have special requirements, it is all right to let Mandrake Linux automatically allocate the space. Select Use free space.
6 When you reach the Summary screen, configure the graphical interface.
Select Graphical Interface, and then click Do. Make the following selections:
n The resolution and refresh rate you want your guest to use
n VMware virtual video card
n No when asked if you want to install updates to the packages
n No when asked if you want to start X when you reboot
This completes basic installation of the Mandrake Linux 10 guest operating system.
Mandrake Linux 10
VMware Tools
Be sure to install VMware Tools in your guest operating system. For details, see the manual for your VMware product or follow the appropriate link in the knowledge base article at
www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=340.
Mandrake Linux 10
Enabling Sound in a Mandrake 10 Guest
VMware GSX Server: The sound device is disabled by default and must be enabled with the virtual machine settings editor (VM > Settings) after the operating system has been installed. To set up the virtual machine to play sound, see Configuring Sound in the GSX Server documentation.
Mandrake Linux 10
Known Issues
Mandrake Linux 10
Clock in Guest Operating System Might Run Too Quickly or Too Slowly
If the clock in your guest operating system runs too quickly or too slowly, use one of the workarounds described in the knowledge base article at
www.vmware.com/support/kb/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=1420.
Mandrake Linux 10
Changing Resolution in the Guest Operating System
To change the display resolution in the guest operating system, as root (-su) rerun the VMware Tools configuration program vmware-config-tools.pl and select the desired resolution from the list this program presents. If you prefer, you can edit the X configuration file directly to make the change.
Mandrake Linux 10
Getting a DHCP Address in the Guest Operating System
When the guest operating system tries to get a DHCP address, the attempt fails and an error message says the link is down. To work around this problem, become root (su -) and use a text editor to edit the following files in the guest operating system:
/etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth<n>
/etc/sysconfig/networking/devices/ifcfg-eth<n>
In both cases, <n> is the number of the Ethernet adapter-for example, eth0.
In each of the two files, add the following line:
MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=yes
Then run the command ifup eth<n> (where <n> is the number of the Ethernet adapter) or restart the guest operating system.
Mandrake Linux 10
Guest Screen Saver
On a Linux host with an XFree86 3.x X server, it is best not to run a screen saver in the guest operating system. Guest screen savers that demand a lot of processing power can cause the X server on the host to freeze.
