Arch Linux

Moo-Crumpus

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From: Hessen / Germany

Registered: 2003-12-01

Posts: 1,487

archlinux 0.7.2 on vmware- grub hanging

I seem not to be able to get archlinux boot in vmware using grub. The best result is:

Grub loading stage 1.5
Grub loading, please wait ...

and thats it.

I tried it several hundred times, and besides some kernel panics here and then I can't go any further. I tried lilo, and it worked. Installing grub after lilo will result in boot freezes again.

Any one else having those problems?

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Lone_Wolf

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From: Netherlands, Europe

Registered: 2005-10-04

Posts: 11,911

Re: archlinux 0.7.2 on vmware- grub hanging

I use grub to start archliunux in vmware workstation.

Apart from having to add noapic to get around kernel panics while booting, i had no problems.

I had troubles with the vmware SCSI drives, so i removed them and added a vmware IDE drive

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Romashka

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Registered: 2005-12-07

Posts: 1,054

Re: archlinux 0.7.2 on vmware- grub hanging

I've never had such problems with grub in vmware. And I don't add noapic or any other options. But I use IDE disks instead of SCSI.

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