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[twirlz]

i have installed vmware for windows and i've tried to install both red hat and mandrake on vmware. but i start the installation and my installation freeze's and i can't do anything else after it askes for what language i want.

any suggestions?

Thanks

[Zapperlink]

That seems like a really oddball error and sounds more related to your install disks than to vmware. I know redhat will occationally freeze up on installs at least before 7.3 it did a lot. However at lang? Which distro ver u trying to install?

[twirlz]

well i'm trying to install mandrake 9.1 and i don't know what red hat i've tried to install. should i maybe try a different distro like slack or SuSe and see if that happens with them?

[White_Raven]

check the vmware site and you will find a list of all kernals vmware works with.. it will not work with some, check compatability lists..

[twirlz]

cool man... Thanx

now that i have found out that vmware 3.2 is not compatible with mandrake 9.1 how would i go around finding a copy of mandrake say 8.0?

Thanks

[hacnslash]

I have 8.1 if you want we can meet over irc and I'll give you the three iso's........

[twirlz]

I have 8.1 if you want we can meet over irc and I'll give you the three iso's........

where and when buddy?

[White_Raven]

Its not just the distro, its the stock kernal IN the distro.. I suggest you get mandrake 8.2 from somehwere liek planetmirror or something and then just upgrade your RPMS, disabling access to it through your NAt so its a vmware box only...