Cannot boot win2k from rawDisk

[Kai]

Hi,

I'm using VMware-Workstation-4.5.2 build-8848 on a linux host (Kernel
2.6.7-ck5).

I tried booting a windows 2000 Pro as a guest OS, using rawDisk. I can
reach the grub menu, but vmware seemed to be freeze at loading windows
2000 Pro.

On the same configuration I could formerly boot it as a guest. The
problem causes, I think, I performed a boot time defrag using
PerfectDisk (raxco software,
http://www.raxco.com/products/perfectdisk2k/), which is a defrag
software, on windows 2000(NTFS, not as a guest OS). So I uninstalled the
PerfectDisk, but the problem was not solved.

I used an evaluation version of PerfectDisk, so I cannot report this
problem to the raxco software.

Does anyone have any idea?

Thanks,
kai

[Daniel Hallmark]

Post by Kai
I'm using VMware-Workstation-4.5.2 build-8848 on a linux host (Kernel
2.6.7-ck5).
I tried booting a windows 2000 Pro as a guest OS, using rawDisk. I can
reach the grub menu, but vmware seemed to be freeze at loading windows
2000 Pro.

See my recent thread in the vmware.for-linux.general newgroup
"VMware 4.5.2, SuSE 9.1, dual Win2k gues - won't boot"

I suspect the resolution there may address your problem.

[Kai]

Post by Daniel Hallmark

Post by Kai
I'm using VMware-Workstation-4.5.2 build-8848 on a linux host (Kernel
2.6.7-ck5).
I tried booting a windows 2000 Pro as a guest OS, using rawDisk. I can
reach the grub menu, but vmware seemed to be freeze at loading windows
2000 Pro.

See my recent thread in the vmware.for-linux.general newgroup
"VMware 4.5.2, SuSE 9.1, dual Win2k gues - won't boot"
I suspect the resolution there may address your problem.

That's it! I forgot I've re-generated the configuration.
Thanks for your advice.

Post by Daniel Hallmark
1. Went into F2 inside the VM and set the IDE drive
properties to User with no DMA and Standard transfer
mode.

As far as I'm concerned, it was not needed to change this BIOS
configuration.

Thanks,
kai