DynebolicFaq : [[http://dynebolic.org/|dyne:bolic homepage]] ---- === Does dyne:bolic work with VMware v4? === Absolutely!! dyne:bolic has been tested with VMware Workstation v4.0.0 build 4460 and it works without any problems. ---- === How do I go about setting up a virtual machine for dyne:bolic? === Create a new virtual machine by following these steps: * Start the New Virtual Machine Wizard ''[Ctrl-N]'' in VMware * When prompted by the Wizard, select a Custom virtual machine configuration * Select Linux as the guest operating system * Choose where to store the virtual machine * dyne:bolic requires at least 64 MB of RAM so make sure you allocate enough memory * You can use either Bridged Networking or Network Address Translation * Create a virtual drive big enough and when you name the disk file click Advanced and choose IDE instead of SCSI * Finally click Finished Now edit the virtual machine that you have just created and change the CD-ROM to use the ISO image that you downloaded. ---- === I've started dyne:bolic under VMware but there's garbage on my screen! === You will need to set your VMware Host to use 16-bit colour. [dyne:bolic] will then be able to select the correct graphics driver to be used in the virtual machine environment. Switch your graphical desktop's color depth to 16-bit. ---- === I am booting dyne:bolic from the ISO but cannot nest it. Why? === dyne:bolic is reporting that it cannot find a hard-drive or memory-stick to nest to, right? In all likelihood, you haven't partitioned nor formatted a virtual drive yet. To do this, follow these steps: * In VMware, create a virtual IDE drive in your dyne:bolic guest system (''NB: if you've choosen Linux as your guest OS, VMware creates a SCSI drive by default!)'' * Boot into dyne:bolic and start Xterm * Create an e2fs partition 1. ''borddetails here'' ---- DynebolicFaq : [[http://dynebolic.org/|dyne:bolic homepage]] ----