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From: scs_shared@yahoo.com (TightCode)
Subject: Re: VMware - installing openserver 5.0.x
Date: 12 Mar 2004 15:57:42 -0800
Message-ID: <6acc9d54.0403121557.2968ba12@posting.google.com> 
References: <PAs_b.60325$ac.13522030@news4.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> <c1fg04$1hcmu9$1@ID-142465.news.uni-berlin.de> <r6K%b.27291$zm5.8879@nntpserver.swip.net> <67d05ca7.0403030512.2e061037@posting.google.com> <akq1c.28084$zm5.9737@nntpserver.swip.net> <20040304122028.GX24746@sco.com> <67d05ca7.0403050428.1b7d60e4@posting.google.com> <67d05ca7.0403080558.3ae30b2@posting.google.com> 

Installing OpenServer 5.0.6 onto VMware Workstation -

1. Download http://www.mylex.com/pub/multimaster/mmunix.exe

2. Extract mmunix.exe.

3. Type "unix a:" to create BTLD diskette.

4. Create VMware virtual machine with type "Other".

5. Add SCSI disk (TID=0), IDE disk (0:0), IDE CD (0:1)

6. Start VM and set BIOS to boot from CD. 

7. At "Boot:", type "restart link=blc Sdsk=blc(0,0,0,0)    
Srom=wd(0,0,0,0)"

8. At "Please insert the fd(65)blc volume and press<Return>",   mount
BTLD diskette.

9. At "Please enter 
    'r' if you wish to try replacement
    'a' if you want to use character magor 6 [default]
    or 'q' to quit:", 
type "a". 

10. At "Please select the floppy device you are using:
    (1) /dev/fd0
    (2) /dev/fd1"
select "2", then choose "b (Abort BTLD load, but continue
installation)".

11. After installation and reboot at "Boot:", type "fd(64)unix
link=blc root=hd(42) swap=hd(41)"

12. Repeat steps 8 and 9.

13. Login to single user mode.

14. Type "mount /dev/fd0135ds18"

15. Type "btldinstall /mnt"
       btldinstall /mnt --> blc
                   --> Do you want to replace it with the version in
                   blc? y
                   --> Do you want to preserve the host adaper
configure
                   information? n
                   --> y?

  P.S. Originally from http://www.chinaunix.net/bbsjh/4/11249.html

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