Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
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.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
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 Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8 (TLES 8) in a virtual machine is to use the standard Turbolinux distribution CDs. The notes below describe an installation using the standard distribution CD; however, installing TLES 8 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.
Caution During the TLES 8 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 TLES 8.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Installation Steps
1 Insert the TLES 8 installation CD in the CD-ROM drive.
2 Power on the virtual machine to start installing TLES 8.
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 Desktop Settings screen, choose Text Mode Only. Click Accept and finish the installation.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
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.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Before You Start the X Server
After you have installed VMware Tools, but before you start the X server, as 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.
GSX 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 TLES 8 virtual machine with any of the selections offered in GRUB.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Enabling Sound After Installing TLES 8
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.
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
Known Issues
Turbolinux Enterprise Server 8
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.
