can you do this on 512 megs ram? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ricky Enger" <renger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 8:41 AM Subject: Re: fc5, VmWare, install via telnet > Hi Juan, > Yes, you can install FC5 via telnet on a virtual machine. Here's what I > do. > Create a virtual machine and for operating system type, choose "other > Linux" or "other linux, 2.6 kernel". Choose IDE rather than SCSI, > and allow VmWare to allocate the full amount of disk space you intend > to use rather than allowing it to grow as needed. Once the vm is > created, edit the properties for your CDRom to point to the DVD iso > of FC5, or the first disk in the group of CD isos for FC5. > Once you've powered on the vm, it takes a little guesswork to > determine exactly when to begin typing, but I usually wait about > three seconds after I hear the VM look at the floppy drive. You can > type the following to initiate a telnet install with DHCP. > Linux text telnet dhcp > > Alternatively, you can assign an IP address by typing, for example, > linux text telnet > ip=192.168.0.1,netmask=255.255.255.0,gateway=192.168.1.1,ksdevice=/dev/eth0 > > Once the install is complete, don't forget to change the properties > of the CDRom so that it no longer points to the iso. Otherwise, > you'll get confused as to why you can't SSH in to the machine, > neglecting to realize that the vm is still booting from the > installation media. Not that I speak from personal experience or > anything, grin. > > Good luck, > Ricky > > At 08:01 PM 3/28/2006, you wrote: > >>Hello everyone, >>I just wanted to know if it is possible to do a telnet install for like >>fc5, >>with >>in a virtual machine, like vmware. >>I'd like to setup fc5 in a virtual machine, but I can't do it bec there is >>no speakup >>enabled stuff for it yet, So I thought of doing it via telnet. >>Any ideas? Thanks >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Speakup mailing list >>Speakup at braille.uwo.ca >>http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >> >> >> >>-- >>No virus found in this incoming message. >>Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >>Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.2/294 - Release Date: 3/27/2006 > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.3/296 - Release Date: 3/29/2006 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > __________ NOD32 1.1461 (20060329) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > > > > __________ NOD32 1.1461 (20060329) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > >
