VMware Download : https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/free#desktop_end_user_computing/vmware_player/5_0
DSL Download: http://www.chip.de/downloads/Damn-Small-Linux_19900386.html
HD Install :: How to Install DSL in VMware 6
Installing DSL to VMware 6
* I am assuming you have downloaded and installed VMware.
Download DSL .ISO image (I am using dsl-3.4.iso):
http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub….ent.iso
1. Create new Virtual Machine in VMware with the following settings. NOTE: When prompted in VMware i chose custom as I want to mount this as a server in VMWare v1.0.3 and virtual machines created in Workstation6 mode are not comptible, so choose Workstation5 if you plan to use as a server.
– Select Guest OS type as Linux -> Other Linux 2.6.x Kernel
– Give it a name e.g. “DSL”
– Choose the number CPUs
– Choose the memory amount (I have used as low as 64MB but depending on what you want to do you will need more, e.g. OpenOffice requires 384MB)
– Choose Network type (use bridged is possible)
– Select I/O adapter types (just click next)
– Create new virtual disk
– Virtual Disk Type (IMPORTANT – Make sure you choose IDE and NOT SCSI as you will have problems)
– Specify Disk Capacity – WARNING – It is painful to increase the disk size at a later date, so bigger is better in this case
– Specify Disk File name – I usually rename it to something smaller than the default long name e.g. DSL.vmdk
2. Configure you new Virtual machine
– You should now see your new virtual machine in VMWare
– Click Edit virtual machine settings
– Remove any un-necesary items e.g. Floppy drive, Sound (if you have no sound card)
– Click add and select CD-ROM
– Select Use ISO Image
– Browse for the DSL ISO image you have downloaded and select it
– Click OK (make sure you see the check box “Connect at power on”) so that the Virtual Machine boots from the ISO image
3. Start your Virtual Machine
– You should now see the Boot screen for DSL
– Hit enter, DSL will boot
– once you see your desktop, click “ATerminal”
– type “sudo -s” enter
– type “cfdisk”
– Select “Y” when asked Do you wish to start with a zero table
– You will now see your cfdisk applicaton. Use the arrow keys and select “NEW”
– Select “Primary” then select the size (by default it will be the entire HDD space you sepcified in VMware – I used the whole amount – some say leave space for a swap drive)
– Select “Bootable” (you see the word “Boot” under the Flags coloumn)
– Select “Write”
– When prompted with a (Y/N) type “YES” and hit enter. Once completed you will see the message “Wrote partition to hard disk”
– Select “QUIT”
– now back at the command prompt type “mkfs /dev/hda1”. This will prepare the hard drive file system ready for installation. (this is not necessary, you can skip directly to the next step if you wish)
– now type “dsl-hdinstall”
– you will be prompted for the target drive type “hda1” and press enter
– you will then be prompted for multiuser logins (Y/N) – I choose “N”
– Select “N” for ext3 filesystm (unless you know what its for)
– Select “Y” to continue. You should see “The copying of system files has been complted”
– Select “Y” when asked “Proceed to install a boot loader”
– Type “g” for GRUB (Unless you specifically want LILO) – NOTE: This is case sensitive, it will default to GRUB otherwise
– Type “Y” when prompted for reboot
– You will see DSL shut down and press “Enter” when prompted
– At the VMware screen, Stop the Virtual Machine (hit the red stop button) and click edit and select the CD-ROM device that points to your VMware image .iso file
– Click remove and start the Virtual machine again.
– You should be prompted to enter a password for the “root” user and the “dsl” user.
– If it starts and you see your DSL desktop you have succesfully intalled DSL ! Congrats!
Omen 