Running EXOS on VMware

[jeronimo]

I went here https://github.com/extremenetworks/Virtual_EXOS and downloaded the ISO

I booted from the ISO and it tells me it can't find install.xos

The doc referenced on Github (https://github.com/extremenetworks/Virtual_EXOS/blob/master/Install_Guide_EXOS-VM-ESXi-5.docx?raw=tr...) says nothing about that.

In fact it fails at "Starting External Memory Card device" with "mounting /dev/hdc on /mnt/a failed: No such device or address"

[jeronimo]

This makes sense since the error contained "/dev/hdc ...", meaning the boot loader tries to mount itself. Which also makes sense. In the beginning I thought I needed a separate ".xos" files which is not true.

[jeronimo]

Ha! The problem is similar: the ISO needs to be shown as IDE 1:0 whereas the default would be 0:1. Tricky stuff. The Word document actually shows it in the screenshot but there is no warning in its text 😉

[TylerMarcotte]

Hi jeronimo,

Check to make sure your Hard disk is set for IDE 0:0. I think that caused me an issue in the past.

Thanks,

Tyler