VMware

I downloaded again a VMware release to test (4.5.2). But it didn't even wanted to be configured. Apparently Suse has screwed up the installation source directory tree structure. I found this fix: cd /usr/src/linux su make cloneconfig make prepare After this the vmware-config.pl should run ok. Before running the vmware-config.pl I also applied the vmware-any-any-update78 patch. BTW: You have to repeat this procedure everytime you update your kernel! After updating to 9.2 I had more problems.

You need: the Windows95 installation CD and a Windows 95 version B boot floppy. As I don't have a floppy drive I have to create a floppy image of the boot floppy. Under VMware boot from the Windows95 boot floppy. Create a primary partion that fills the virtual disk completely (options 1 and then 1 again and then yes). Reboot Windows95. Format the virtual disk and install Windows95: format C: /S R:\WIN95\SETUP /IS I couldn't get my installation CD to work.

For some reason VMware 4.5.2 didn't manage to update the VMware tools using the regular option under "VM -> Install VMware tools...". So I had to install them manually: sudo /sbin/losetup /dev/loop1 /home/your_username/vmware-distrib/lib/isoimages/windows.iso mkdir /home/your_username/temp sudo mount -r -t iso9660 /dev/loop1 /home/your_username/temp/ As my home directory is visible under VMware, I started the setup.exe manually. Everything went OK, although VMware still complains after the reboot that my VMware tools are out of date...