What should I do if the CD cannot be mounted when VMware installs RedHatLinux?

When you use VmwareWorkstation to install the RedHatLinux operating system, because there are three RedHatLinux installer image files, during the installation process, RedHatLinux will remind us to insert 2nd or 3rd discs when appropriate.

When you use Vmware Workstation to install the RedHat Linux operating system, there are three RedHat Linux installer image files, during the installation process, RedHat Linux will remind us to insert 2nd or 3rd discs when appropriate. What should I do if the disk cannot be mounted when VMware installs the RedHat Linux system? Next, let's take a look at the specific solution!

As shown in, we can press and holdCtrl + AltKey to remove the focus of the mouse from the VM, and then click "Virtual Machine"> "Settings"> "CD/DVD" in the VMware menu bar to change the ISO image file.

However, most people do not check [connected] in the [device status] Panel, which leads to the failure of the replaced ISO image file, therefore, the RedHat Linux installer cannot detect the replaced disc and prompts the error message: the disc cannot be mounted.

From the above text description, we already know the cause of this error. It is not difficult to solve this problem. We only need to re-enter the above settings page and check [connected.

In addition, if you think this operation is troublesome, you can directly click the CD icon on the status bar below VMware and then click [connect] to achieve the same purpose.