On Tue, 07 Sep 2004 09:40:03 +0000 Ray Hauge wrote: > Hello, > > I've been trying to install Slackware 9.1 on VMWare as a guest on my > Windows XP machine. I'm using 9.1 because it still uses XFree86, and > VMWare Tools requires XFree86, not xorg :( > > Anyway, I install it just fine, using scsi.s for the kernel when > installing. It installs just fine, but when I restart the virtual > machine, I just get a blank screen after the "BIOS" is finished loading > and it hangs. I've been able to boot up Slax just fine, so it should > theoretically work. Just seeing if anyone else has gotten Slack to work > on VMWare before. > > Thanks, > Ray Just quessing, but could it be that the screen res is such that the prompt is simply off the screen? I've had this happen with laptops. CTRL-L redraws the screen and brings the prompt to the top. Dennisk --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change you mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss