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General TC => Tiny Core on Virtual Machines => Topic started by: utechbv on October 17, 2011, 04:18:06 AM

Title: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: utechbv on October 17, 2011, 04:18:06 AM

I followed instructions on installing TC in VMware from TC Wiki,
created IDE0 harddisk but somehow the TC 3.8.4 does not see that harddisk, only the CD-ROM drive so I am not able to install TC on virtual harddisk of VMware.  Does anyone know if there any additional tricks/tweaks need to be done in VMware to make TC detect virtual harddisk of VMware?

The strange thing that this used to work about a year ago with some older 3.x versions. I do remember installing TC in vmware some 1-2 years ago. Is something changed in VMware in past 2 years or in TC??

I am trying to use TC_install to make frugal install so that TC boots from harddisk in stead of ISO. Currently MOUNT TOOL does not detect harddisk.

BR,
Tim

Title: Re: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: mocore on October 17, 2011, 05:51:16 AM

Quote from: utechbv on October 17, 2011, 04:18:06 AM

I followed instructions on installing TC in VMware ..

do you have a link to the instructions you followed  ?
 .. it would help to know exactly what they are
 and what install method you intend to use
 

Quote from: utechbv on October 17, 2011, 04:18:06 AM

TC 3.8.4 does not see that harddisk, only the CD-ROM drive so I am not able to install TC on virtual harddisk of VMware.

if you just added a disk  it will need partitioning/formatting !

Title: Re: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: utechbv on October 17, 2011, 05:58:00 AM

Does disk needs to be pre-formatted already?? I thought TC_install module does all the partitioning/formatting when installing TC on HD.

Title: Re: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: bsturgis on March 12, 2012, 05:59:23 PM

I got it working with a frugal install but had to make the hard drive and IDE drive.  Since the version of VMWARE workstation I was using didn't support it, I created a IDE hard drive with .vmdk extension in Virtualbox.  Then, copied it to the folder where the vmware workstation virtual files are keep.

Then, we I started the frugal install, I found sda as the drive to use.  The installation went fine then.

Title: Re: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: curaga on March 13, 2012, 09:44:49 AM

In 4.x we specifically support VMWare pvscsi.

Title: Re: TC does not detect harddisk in VMware
Post by: saur0 on March 29, 2012, 06:45:10 AM

Quote from: bsturgis on March 12, 2012, 05:59:23 PM

I got it working with a frugal install but had to make the hard drive and IDE drive.  Since the version of VMWARE workstation I was using didn't support it, I created a IDE hard drive with .vmdk extension in Virtualbox.  Then, copied it to the folder where the vmware workstation virtual files are keep.

Then, we I started the frugal install, I found sda as the drive to use.  The installation went fine then.

I can second that, I got it working in VMware Workstation 8 after selecting IDE drive rather than the default SCSI