Bug 187561 - Fedore Core 5 - Fails to Find the had disk in VMware 4.5 and 5.0 and fails to load.
Summary: Fedore Core 5 - Fails to Find the had disk in VMware 4.5 and 5.0 and fails to...
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Status: CLOSED NOTABUG
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Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: anaconda
Version: 5
Hardware: other
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Anaconda Maintenance Team
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Reported: 2006-03-31 22:44 UTC by Frank Reiss
Modified: 2013-01-10 03:42 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2007-05-23 16:43:31 UTC
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Description Frank Reiss 2006-03-31 22:44:11 UTC 
Description of problem:
Unable to load into VMware 4.5 and 5.0. The Fedora Core 5 load program does 
not find the vmware hard disk drive even if there is an existing Fedora Core 4 
loaded.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):

How reproducible:
Every time. Itried both the DVD ISO and the CD ISOs.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Tried to load the Fedora Core 5 ISO on two different system. A Dell runing 
VMware 5 and an HO running VMware 4.5.
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Actual results:
failed to load.

Expected results:
Expect it to find the VMware hard disk.

Additional info:
Comment 1 Phil Knirsch 2007-05-23 13:04:25 UTC 
Reassigning to proper component.

Read ya, Phil
Comment 2 Jesse Keating 2007-05-23 15:09:47 UTC 
Er, this isn't a 'distribution' item.  Most likely it's anaconda and/or kernel.
 Playing pass the bug...
Comment 3 David Cantrell 2007-05-23 16:43:31 UTC 
Make sure you use the BusLogic scsi host adapter when setting up your vmware
virtual machine.  The LSI Logic one doesn't work great or at all some times.
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