Bug 145516 - Cannot install into VMWARE using internet boot CD
Summary: Cannot install into VMWARE using internet boot CD
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: SUSE Linux 10.1
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version: Beta 1
Hardware: Other Other
: P5 - None : Normal (vote)
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Assignee: E-mail List
QA Contact: Klaus Kämpf
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Reported: 2006-01-25 15:05 UTC by Mattias Waldau
Modified: 2008-06-25 09:53 UTC (History)
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Description Mattias Waldau 2006-01-25 15:05:28 UTC 
Neither 10.0 or 10.1 internet install CD works with VMWARE. The network card is not recognized. 

Please make sure testing opensuse using vmware is a simple as possible, I never test any Linux distribtion on a raw machine, I always start with VMWARE.

(I downloaded all 5 10.0 CDs and then it works fine.)

Why do I have to enter ip-address + directory to the http-site where the downloadable stuff is? Why are there no predefined working sites and a dropdown list. This "install from network" part of the installer is really stone-age.
Comment 1 Michael Gross 2006-01-25 15:14:26 UTC 
Hello Matthias,

please don't adress several issues in one bug report. For the second part, please create a new report as enhancement.

As for the first issue:
Which version of vmware and which host OS are you using? Are you certain this is not a problem with the configuration of the virtual machine?
Within the machine, please provide `hwinfo --network' and attch the yast logfiles. Give detailed information about the configuration of the virtual machine, thanks.
Comment 2 Michael Gross 2006-02-03 11:12:18 UTC 
Please reopen this bug if the information asked for can be provided.
Comment 3 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:35:01 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 4 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:37:04 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 5 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:41:58 UTC 
mass reopening all SuSE Linux bugs that are set to REMIND+LATER to change the resolution to WONTFIX (adapting to new policy)
Comment 6 Stephan Kulow 2008-06-25 09:53:22 UTC 
Closing old LATER+REMIND bugs as WONTFIX - if you still plan to work on it, feel free to reopen and set to ASSIGNED.

In case the report saw repeated reopen comments, it's due to bugzilla timing out on the huge request ;(