Slackware will not boot under VMWare

3870x2 · Oct 8, 2012, 02:06 PM

Slackware version 14.0, VMWare 5.0.0

Just installed Slackware (for the second time) and am not able to boot, all I get is 'operating system not found'. It seems like it is not setting up the boot record, or atleast not one that is compatible with VMWare. I wonder if they expect that you are going to install LILO or GRUB.

This VM is being ran on an XP workstation.

W1zzard · Oct 8, 2012, 02:12 PM

You cant boot Linux without a bootloader (GRUB). The normal installaiton should take care of it though

3870x2 · Oct 8, 2012, 02:27 PM

VMWare usually takes care of booting just fine.

I have CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu running right now. They all booted up fine.

I know traditionally you require a bootloader, though I have never ran into that problem with VMWare.

This is the first Linux installation that was not automatically detected under VMWare.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 8, 2012, 02:40 PM

No real experience with this stuff as yet, though coincidentally I am just about to start for professional education/training purposes (once I get a new main rig and can dedicate my present one to a "home lab"). But if those other flavors of Linux boot fine this is definitely strange.

Oh and here's a subreddit you will probably dig:

reddit.com/r/homelab

3870x2 · Oct 8, 2012, 03:05 PM

Ill check out that reddit.

Slackware is a pretty oldschool kind of linux that fancies the hard, old way of doing things, and I think that is what is getting in the way of my install. I did quite a bit of googling the issue with no resolve.

Wrigleyvillain · Oct 8, 2012, 03:13 PM

Yeah...though is this the new SW 14 that just came out? Maybe not, I'm thinking...

Another good subreddit:

/r/sysadmin

Drone · Oct 8, 2012, 04:33 PM

I found these:

3870x2 · Oct 9, 2012, 02:11 PM

Thanks for the help. I found the problem I believe but still no resolution.

The users install is going smooth. Mine threw some errors about mkpkg and some input/output errors, but continued as if the job was complete. There might be something wrong with my slackware

Oct 8, 2012, 02:06 PM	#1
3870x2 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Joplin, Mo Posts: 4,540 (2.38/day) Thanks: 175 Thanked 691 Times in 557 Posts System Specs	Slackware will not boot under VMWare Slackware version 14.0, VMWare 5.0.0 Just installed Slackware (for the second time) and am not able to boot, all I get is 'operating system not found'. It seems like it is not setting up the boot record, or atleast not one that is compatible with VMWare. I wonder if they expect that you are going to install LILO or GRUB. This VM is being ran on an XP workstation. __________________ A+, N+, S+, MCSE. Heatware STEAM ID Name: furi0nst0rmrage (0s are zeros) M O D E R N\|\|W A R F A R E \|\| 2 \|\| CLUBHOUSE // TEAM “The amount exaltation of the processor cores can brings amazing floating” -sparkle

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Oct 8, 2012, 02:27 PM	#3
3870x2 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Joplin, Mo Posts: 4,540 (2.38/day) Thanks: 175 Thanked 691 Times in 557 Posts System Specs	VMWare usually takes care of booting just fine. I have CentOS, Fedora, and Ubuntu running right now. They all booted up fine. I know traditionally you require a bootloader, though I have never ran into that problem with VMWare. This is the first Linux installation that was not automatically detected under VMWare. __________________ A+, N+, S+, MCSE. Heatware STEAM ID Name: furi0nst0rmrage (0s are zeros) M O D E R N\|\|W A R F A R E \|\| 2 \|\| CLUBHOUSE // TEAM “The amount exaltation of the processor cores can brings amazing floating” -sparkle

System Name:	Ultrabeast GX2
Processor:	Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 @ 4.0GHZ 24/7
Motherboard:	Gigabit P35-DS3L
Cooling:	Rosewill RX24, Dual Slot Vid, Fan control
Memory:	2x1gb 1066mhz@850MHZ DDR2
Video Card:	9800GX2 @ 690/1040
Hard Disk:	750/250/250/200 all WD 7200
Optical Drive:	BD/DVDRW, DVDRW/CDRW
CRT/LCD Model:	24" DCLCD 2ms 1200p
Case:	Apevia
Sound Card:	7.1 Digital on-board, 5.1 digital hooked up
PSU:	700W RAIDMAXXX SLI
Software:	winXP Pro
Benchmarks:	17749 3DM06

Oct 8, 2012, 02:12 PM	#2
W1zzard Benevolent Dictator Join Date: May 2004 Location: Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 13,766 (4.18/day) Thanks: 184 Thanked 10,215 Times in 3,159 Posts System Specs	You cant boot Linux without a bootloader (GRUB). The normal installaiton should take care of it though

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Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,499 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 1,574 Times in 1,117 Posts System Specs	No real experience with this stuff as yet, though coincidentally I am just about to start for professional education/training purposes (once I get a new main rig and can dedicate my present one to a "home lab"). But if those other flavors of Linux boot fine this is definitely strange. Oh and here's a subreddit you will probably dig: reddit.com/r/homelab __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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Oct 8, 2012, 03:05 PM	#5
3870x2 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Joplin, Mo Posts: 4,540 (2.38/day) Thanks: 175 Thanked 691 Times in 557 Posts System Specs	Ill check out that reddit. Slackware is a pretty oldschool kind of linux that fancies the hard, old way of doing things, and I think that is what is getting in the way of my install. I did quite a bit of googling the issue with no resolve. __________________ A+, N+, S+, MCSE. Heatware STEAM ID Name: furi0nst0rmrage (0s are zeros) M O D E R N\|\|W A R F A R E \|\| 2 \|\| CLUBHOUSE // TEAM “The amount exaltation of the processor cores can brings amazing floating” -sparkle

Oct 8, 2012, 03:13 PM	#6
Wrigleyvillain Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,499 (2.20/day) Thanks: 1,525 Thanked 1,574 Times in 1,117 Posts System Specs	Yeah...though is this the new SW 14 that just came out? Maybe not, I'm thinking... Another good subreddit: /r/sysadmin __________________ “i dont care what consoles have they dont have mouse and keyboard” -crazyeyesreaper

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Oct 9, 2012, 02:11 PM	#8
3870x2 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Joplin, Mo Posts: 4,540 (2.38/day) Thanks: 175 Thanked 691 Times in 557 Posts System Specs	Thanks for the help. I found the problem I believe but still no resolution. The users install is going smooth. Mine threw some errors about mkpkg and some input/output errors, but continued as if the job was complete. There might be something wrong with my slackware __________________ A+, N+, S+, MCSE. Heatware STEAM ID Name: furi0nst0rmrage (0s are zeros) M O D E R N\|\|W A R F A R E \|\| 2 \|\| CLUBHOUSE // TEAM “The amount exaltation of the processor cores can brings amazing floating” -sparkle

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