Vmware

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These are instructions on howto setup and run xebian 1.1.x inside of a virtual VM like VMware. This is useful if you want to compile things faster or want to do other development on a faster computing platform for testing.

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Running Xebian in VMware

  1. Create a VM and make sure you add an IDE drive. It won't detect SCSI drives. C
  2. Configure the CDROM to point to the ISO, I am using 1.1.3-xbox for this not basic.
  3. Edit /etc/X11/XF86Config-4. Change the XbdLayout to "us" from "de". Otherwise some keys won't work. You might need to use the Virtual Keyboard temporary if you have trouble typing.
  4. Kill X (crtl-alt-backspace). Now you should be able to type normally.
  5. Now run the install script per the Xebian Howto doc, chose install onto the whole drive. Just use the other things to be default.
  6. After the install, boot again with the live CD. Boot from the live CD again, this time, you might need to access the VMWARE boot menu to force it to boot from the CD, hit ESC. At the grub/lilo prompt type this: vmlinuz root=/dev/hda2
  7. When xebian boots, X won't start, you might not see the login prompt, so you might need to switch to another virtual terminal, ctrl-alt-F{1-9}
  8. Login and run /etc/init.d/xconfig_pc.sh and X will startup, change terms to find it ctrl-alt-Fxxx
  9. Edit the /etc/X11/XF86Config-4 file and fix the keyboard and also enable the other mouse, restart X.
  10. Edit /etc/network/interfaces to use dhcp, "iface eth0 inet dhcp", remove the other lines corresponding to eth0, restart the interface /etc/init.d/networking restart.

At this point, you should be all set. However, remember when you reboot, you need to boot off the CD. I'll add instructions on how to setup lilo/grub, so you don't have to use the boot cd.

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