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:(Adapted from [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]])

'''These instructions only work up to a point, see below'''

~~Also see: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Soas2_.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk~~

# Create a new VM.

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# chkconfig --level 345 sshd on

# service sshd start

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'''I tried again using the SoaS strawberry release today, but it did do not work either, see below'''

# if you have not downloaded a SoaS iso image yet, start doing it now. It's big.

#* http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-strawberry.iso

# In VMware, create a new VM.

# click "Continue without a disk"

# select "Create a custom virtual machine", continue

# Choose Operating System '''Linux''' and Version '''Other 2.6.x kernel''', continue

# click "Customize Settings"

# type a name for your virtual machine (e.g., '''SoaS Strawberry'''), save

# in "Hard Disks", change disk size to '''2 GB''', click "Apply", go back by clicking "Show All"

# in "CDs & DVDs" choose "Use disk image" and select the '''soas-strawberry.iso''' you downloaded

# you can close the Settings window

# select your new VM and start it

# after quite a while the Sugar start screen appears. But we're going to use the Linux console.

# Hold down '''ctrl'''+'''alt'''+'''F2''' keys (on a MacBook '''Fn''', too), this switches to a text screen

# log in as '''root''' (no password required)

# '''init 3''' (this stops Sugar for now to free up some memory)

# '''yum install anaconda''' (this installs the "liveinst" tool)

# '''liveinst'''

#* this is a graphical tool for installing the iso cd to a harddrive

#* we use it to copy SoaS from the iso image to the virtual disk

#* follow the instructions, re-initializing the drive "sda", partitioned as 256 MB swap and the rest ext3 mounted to '/'

'''and then the liveinst app just freezes''' :( so no luck again

== This worked for me:==

[[VMware#Soas-Strawberry.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk]] (outdated link)

Requires 8 GB hd in 2 GB parts/ to do HD install with livinst....I use RedHat5 for OS but it reinitializes disk anyway; use custom partitions to create ext3 /boot, /, and swap. (satellit06/25/2009)

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 :(Adapted from [[VirtualBox/Preparing a disk image]])
 '''These instructions only work up to a point, see below'''
- Also see: http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/VMware#Soas2_.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk
 # Create a new VM.
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 # chkconfig --level 345 sshd on
 # service sshd start
+------------
+'''I tried again using the SoaS strawberry release today, but it did do not work either, see below'''
+# if you have not downloaded a SoaS iso image yet, start doing it now. It's big.
+#* http://download.sugarlabs.org/soas/releases/soas-strawberry.iso
+# In VMware, create a new VM.
+# click "Continue without a disk"
+# select "Create a custom virtual machine", continue
+# Choose Operating System '''Linux''' and Version '''Other 2.6.x kernel''', continue
+# click "Customize Settings"
+# type a name for your virtual machine (e.g., '''SoaS Strawberry'''), save
+# in "Hard Disks", change disk size to '''2 GB''', click "Apply", go back by clicking "Show All"
+# in "CDs & DVDs" choose "Use disk image" and select the '''soas-strawberry.iso''' you downloaded
+# you can close the Settings window
+# select your new VM and start it
+# after quite a while the Sugar start screen appears. But we're going to use the Linux console.
+# Hold down '''ctrl'''+'''alt'''+'''F2''' keys (on a MacBook '''Fn''', too), this switches to a text screen
+# log in as '''root''' (no password required)
+# '''init 3''' (this stops Sugar for now to free up some memory)
+# '''yum install anaconda''' (this installs the "liveinst" tool)
+# '''liveinst'''
+#* this is a graphical tool for installing the iso cd to a harddrive
+#* we use it to copy SoaS from the iso image to the virtual disk
+#* follow the instructions, re-initializing the drive "sda", partitioned as 256 MB swap and the rest ext3 mounted to '/'
+'''and then the liveinst app just freezes''' :( so no luck again
+== This worked for me:==
+[[VMware#Soas-Strawberry.iso_installed_to_VM_Hard_Disk]] (outdated link)
+Requires 8 GB hd in 2 GB parts/ to do HD install with livinst....I use RedHat5 for OS  but it reinitializes disk anyway; use custom partitions  to create ext3 /boot, /, and swap. (satellit06/25/2009)