Hello,
Please find below the link to a new version (even smaller: 8MB) using the latest VMware tools (build 34685):
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/vmk501_34685.zip
Have fun, and please provide some feedback...
Gilles
Hello,
I have created a VMware virtual machine (vm) for Knoppix 5.01
with the VMware tools already installed using the ISO boot technique, cf the following 11MB zip file:
http://s94002264.onlinehome.us/grub/VMK501.ZIP
cf:
http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/554
You can try it using the VMPlayer from vmware, cf:
http://www.vmware.com/download/player/
This is a very nice way to try Knoppix within windows without any risk.
Knoppix running in a vm is actually the fastest Xserver for Windows I have found so far
including cygwin and some other quite pricy ones ...
Have fun,
Gilles
PS: Please update the cdrom image path to match the location of your Knoppix 5.01 CD or DVD iso file.
After the boot process is complete, please use the full screen mode or resize the vmware application window
to match your needs. The guest X server will change the display settings of the Knoppix 5.01 window
to fit the vmware application window (if the Autofit guest and Resize guest options are enabled in the preferences)
FYI: How does it work ?
I have setup a knoppix.sh in a virtual hdd decompressing in the Knoppix ramdisk a tgz file
including all the vmware tools during the boot process just before the init execution. Thanks the unionfs
the vmware tools are "patching" the Knoppix iso with the ramdisk and are then launched by the init process.
I use grub as a boot loader in the virtual hdd to load the Knoppix kernel and the minirt_usb6.gz boot ramdisk
allowing to change the hostname, patch a couple of bugs and finally boot from the VMware virtual cdrom
mounted from the official Knoppix 5.01 cd or dvd iso. The VMware tools include some key features as:
transparent mouse, fast graphics, shared directories (workstation only), ...