Execute the .vmx file and you're done.<br><br>But, you're not really done, yet. :-|<br>It turns out that the appliance's publisher provided a user name/password, which is not a power user. So you have to boot into single user mode to change the password for root. Why do I mention it (beside the intention to make life easy for the next guy)? Because by the time you download the appliance and go through all the hoopla, you might as well download the iso image and install the standard way. The appliance hardly saves you any time and you depend on somebody else's installation-plus-packaging. Just my take.<br>
<br><br clear="all">-- Asher <br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 4:16 PM, Richard Bronosky <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Richard@bronosky.com">Richard@bronosky.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Do share.<br>
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On 8/24/09, Asher Vilensky <<a href="mailto:ashervilensky@gmail.com">ashervilensky@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Got [most of] my questions answered from the VMWare community. No need to<br>
> reply.<br>
><br>
> -- Asher<br>
><br>
><br>
> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:07 PM, Asher Vilensky<br>
> <<a href="mailto:ashervilensky@gmail.com">ashervilensky@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
><br>
>> Of course, this is more of a Fusion question than Linux, so half-OT.<br>
>> Sorry.<br>
>><br>
>> -- Asher<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM, Asher Vilensky<br>
>> <<a href="mailto:ashervilensky@gmail.com">ashervilensky@gmail.com</a>>wrote:<br>
>><br>
>>> Hi.<br>
>>><br>
>>> I'm a Mac user with Fusion. I downloaded the CentOS 5.2 (Desktop, not<br>
>>> server) virtual appliance. I expanded the 7z file. Now I have a directory<br>
>>> that contains<br>
>>><br>
>>> CentOS5-f001.vmdk CentOS5-f005.vmdk CentOS5.vmx<br>
>>> CentOS5-f002.vmdk CentOS5.nvram CentOS5.vmxf<br>
>>> CentOS5-f003.vmdk CentOS5.vmdk users.txt<br>
>>> CentOS5-f004.vmdk CentOS5.vmsd users.txt~<br>
>>><br>
>>> What's the next step? I tried "Import", but all files are grayed out. I<br>
>>> tried "new VM" and then pointing to the vmdk file. That continued<br>
>>> "successfully', but the system panic'd when booting, complaining that<br>
>>> VolGroup00 doesn't exist. What's the secret?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> I installed many flavors of Linux in VM's in the past, but it was always<br>
>>> from scratch - either from DVD/CD, the network, or an iso image. Never<br>
>>> done<br>
>>> the appliance thingy. Any idea anybody?<br>
>>><br>
>>><br>
>>> Thanks.<br>
>>><br>
>>> -- Asher<br>
>>><br>
>><br>
>><br>
><br>
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