SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.1
SuSE Linux 8.1
Support
This guest operating system is supported on the following VMware products:
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VMware Workstation 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.0.5, 4.5, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 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 ACE 1.0, 1.0.1, 1.0.2 |
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VMware GSX Server 3.0, 3.1, 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.
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.
SuSE Linux 8.1
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 SuSE Linux 8.1 in a virtual machine is to use the standard SuSE distribution CDs. The notes below describe an installation using the standard distribution CD; however, installing SuSE Linux 8.1 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 SuSE Linux 8.1 installation, do not install an X server. To get an accelerated SVGA X server running inside the virtual machine, install the VMware Tools package immediately after installing SuSE Linux 8.1.
SuSE Linux 8.1
Installation Steps
1 Insert the SuSE Linux 8.1 installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing SuSE Linux 8.1.
3 Follow the installation steps as you would for a physical machine until you get to the selection screens described in the next steps.
4 Install using the text mode installer. In the first installation screen, press the F2 key, and then press Enter to select the text mode installer.
5 When prompted, do not install an X server. In the Configure Monitor screen, choose Text Mode Only. Click Accept and finish the installation.
This completes basic installation of the SuSE Linux 8.1 guest operating system.
SuSE Linux 8.1
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.
Do not start the X server in the guest operating system until you install VMware Tools and run the SaX2 configuration utility. See
Before You Start the X Server below.
Note: When you start installing VMware Tools (by typing ./vmware-install.pl in the vmware-tools-distrib directory), the following message appears:
Found an installed version of the VMware SVGA driver for XFree86 4. Some versions of this driver included with the XFree86 4 distributions do not work properly. Would you like to install a stable (but possibly older) version of the driver over the currently installed one?
If you plan to dual-boot the virtual machine, answer Yes to allow the driver to be installed. Answer Yes again to back up the existing video driver files and also copy the XF86Config-4.dist file to XF86Config-4.vm. The latter file is used when dual-booting the virtual machine.
If you do not intend to dual-boot the virtual machine, answer No to keep the existing driver.
SuSE Linux 8.1
Before You Start the X Server
After you have installed VMware Tools, but before you start the X server, as the root user, run the SaX2 configuration utility to configure your X server. At a command prompt, type SaX2 and use the wizard to configure your X server. If you intend to connect to this virtual machine with the VMware Virtual Machine Console, configure the color resolution for 65536 (16-bit) colors or less.
After you run SaX2 you can boot your SuSE Linux 8.1 virtual machine with any of the selections offered in GRUB.
SuSE Linux 8.1
Enabling Sound After Installing SuSE Linux 8.1
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.
SuSE Linux 8.1
Known Issues
SuSE Linux 8.1
Virtual Machine Might Hang during Guest Operating System Installation
On some host systems, the SuSE Linux 8.1 installer attempts to use a kernel that is incompatible with the ACPI features of the virtual hardware. To work around this problem, open the virtual machine's configuration file in a text editor and add the following line:
acpi.present = FALSE
You should then be able to install and run a SuSE Linux 8.1 guest operating system.
SuSE Linux 8.1
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.
