can not install suse9 on vmware4.5.2

mayuhao · 09-12-2006, 08:59 PM

when i begin install suse9 on vmware4.5.2,the screen is splited into 4 screens and then font size is too small for me to continue installing.

anybody here have met the same questions? I have tried 2 computers(dell gx620) and the situation is just same.
who can tell me the reason?

minrich · 09-13-2006, 09:58 AM

What is your host OS (operating system)?

Have you installed vmware_tools on the host?

What are your host graphics settings (and color settings) - resolution and bits? Since it appears that your Suse9 guest is attempting to start with an unsupported screen setting.

Hope this helps

dbogdan · 09-13-2006, 12:11 PM

Documented bug...

When you first start the suse install from within vmware, at the first screen that pops up, put x11i=fbdev on the boot options line then start your installation.