SLED 11 virtualised on Windows Virtual PC

[adebuki]

On Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:06:02 GMT
adebuki <adebuki@no-mx.forums.novell.com> wrote:

>
> Hello there,
> Has anyone ever tried running SLED on Windows virtual PC?
> I am trying it and having problems.
> when i press INSTALLATION On the welcome screen, it loads kernel,
> then, it says, "create swap file", create swap partition,If i choose
> ok, on any of the 2 options, it bounces and reappears, so i cant
> really go further than this, though yesterday, the window disappears
> after i press ok, it chooses swap partition, until it gets to the /
> root and it gives an error - asign the root mount point "/" to a
> partition.
>
> Thanks,
> Buki
>
>
Hi
Try using vmware server or virtualbox (both free) I have found VPC
doesn't play nice with linux OSes these days.

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Cheers Malcolm °¿° (Linux Counter #276890)
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 (x86_64) Kernel 2.6.27.37-0.1-default
up 1 day 11:25, 2 users, load average: 0.35, 0.17, 0.08
GPU GeForce 8600 GTS Silent - CUDA Driver Version: 190.18

Hi,
I have resulted to VMware, i guess its not going to work with VPC. Thank u.

Buki