Hello patelbhavesh,
Thank you for your feedback, but I believe that you may have missed something...
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Originally Posted by patelbhavesh
Now that VMWare server is free wouldnt it be easier to just download vmware server....
According to the vmware web site, the vmware server as implied by it's name runs on a (windows) server
and is not supposed to work or is not fully functional on a non-server system.
Nevertheless, it looks like working good enough for me on my XP professional if you ignore a couple of errors...
I did not spend a lot of time on the vmserver yet since I have a vmware workstation licence.
BTW,
in order to run the server you need a licence and in order to get one,
you will need to enter your informations into a vmware web page which is not required with the player.
Now vm-player versus vm-server... just use what ever works best for you.
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Originally Posted by patelbhavesh
And then create a virtual machine and add the Knoppix iso image to the virtual machine as a cdrom image.
Creating a vm using just the iso (as you suggested) works fine, except that since
you cannot install the vm-tools on the (read only) cd, you either have to make a hdd install
and you end up with a huge vm or you run Knoppix without the vm tools installed which is annoying because of:
- X is very slow (the vmware X drivers are not loaded)
- No window resize nor smooth mouse handling between host and vm (the vmware X drivers are not loaded)
- the time inside the vm is out of sync with the hosts (no real time, time jumps, ...)
- no shared folders between host and vm (not available with vmplayer, not sure about the vmserver...)
- no hostname customisation (via hostname= kernel cheatcode), which is really annoying in a corporate environment
where all Knoppix vm or real boxes have the same Knoppix hostname on the same local network (minirt_usb6.gz fix it).
The key benefit of my setup is to provide a very small
11MB vmware virtual machine (vm)
WITH the vmware tools already installed using as you suggested the official Knoppix 5.01 cd or DVD
mounted as a cdrom image. (you may have to update the iso filename path within the vmk501.vmx text file)
The only other clean way to do it, would be to remaster the cd to include the vm-tools
within the Knoppix hardware auto detection. But obviously I much prefer my approach since I can use
the same official iso file to burn a Knoppix cd for a friend, boot natively knoppix from that iso,
or run a fast Knoppix in a vm (with the vmware tools installed) using that same iso !
It was not that easy to find a way to dynamically patch the knoppix iso content during boot time
in order to include and load the vm drivers and tools and to make this vm (vm-tools patch) as small as 11MB...
No need to download a big vm nor a new custom knoppix-vmware iso.
Just download a 11MB zip file and re-use your official Knoppix 5.01 iso.
Use it if you like it !
If you are happy with your vm setup without having the vm-tools installed, you have no need for my setup.
My two cents,
Gilles