Machine without floppy drive, how to install Minix in VMware? _vmware

Environment:
Windows XP, VMware GSX Server V2.5.0 build-3986, MINIX V2.0

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Installation steps:
The files required for Minix installation can be downloaded in http://minix1.hampshire.edu/mxdownld.html or http://www.cs.vu.nl//pub/minix/, including: ROOT, usr, usr . TAZ, SYS. Taz and so on, root and usr two files are required (you can use cute FTP Pro for easy downloading).

Because the machine does not have a floppy drive, we use the VMware Floppy image feature to install it. First, the root and usr two files are connected to a file by switching to Windows DOS mode, entering the directory where the two files are stored, and then executing type root usr >disc, the newly generated file disc the file that is connected.

To create a new custom virtual machine in VMware, select "Other" when you select "Customer operating System", give the new virtual machine a name (such as Myminix) and specify the amount of physical memory it uses (4 trillion on line) and virtual hard disk space (100 trillion is enough). Add floppy A of the newly created Myminix virtual machine to the newly generated file disc and set the device state for floppy drive A to "Connect at startup", and then start the virtual machine (note that you want to set it to start in the BIOS of the virtual machine).

Under the Minix installation Interface Press "=" key to start installation;
Enter "fd0c" when prompted "Finish the name of device to mount As/usr:/dev/" and return;
In the prompt "Noname login:" Enter "root" and return, and then see the Minix superuser command Prompt "#";
To perform the "Setup" command, the installer asks you what type of keyboard is (keyboard type?). [US-STD]), the carriage return accepts the default type. Then the partition is done, move the cursor to "/dev/hd0" Press "R", the screen shows the current partition table information, because Myminix is a newly created virtual machine, so the data in the partition table is 0, meaning that the virtual hard disk has not been partitioned. We move the cursor to the "type" field of any entry in the partition table and press the "PageDown" key to set the partition type to "Bayi MINIX". Then change the rightmost "0" of the entry to an integer, which is the size you want to set for the partition, the unit is "K-byte", The size of a partition is set to the virtual disk size of the virtual machine. Partition data set up after "W" to save the partition table information, the installer will ask you to confirm the correctness of the data you entered, press "Y" to confirm the input, then press "Q", will see the prompt "Please finish the name of the" primary partition Have created: (Just type return if u want to rerun "part")/dev/", meaning that you give the partition just created a name, enter" HD1 "back, and then enter again, the installation program began to detect the virtual hard disk, press" DEL "Key to skip this process.

Next, install Minix's basic software, such as commands, man documents, and kernel source code, which are in Usr.taz, SYS. Taz in two files. Normal installation of these two files need to be divided into many pieces, each of the size of a floppy disk (1.44 trillion), and then the partition of the block into a floppy disk, once inserted into a floppy disk to the floppy drive to install. In cases where the machine does not have a floppy drive, we use the following methods:
Write a file-splitting program yourself or download the Hurricane Smart file cutter from Http://www.renliang.com/software/jufcut2.zip. Use a file separator to Usr.taz, SYS. Taz Two files are divided into blocks of size 1440K (Note: Remove the read-only properties of these two files before splitting). Assume that the Usr.taz has been split into usr.001, USR. 002 and USR. 33 documents;
Second, under the VMware Equipment (Devices) menu select "Floppy drive A-&gt ..." (FLOPPY0-> -Edit to set the floppy image file that the virtual floppy drive a points to Usr.taz the first file (such as usr.001) in the interface that appears;
Third, enter "SETUP/USR" at the command prompt at Minix, and see the hint "What is the size of the images on the diskettes?" [All], the carriage return accepts the default value, also sees the prompt "What floppy drive to use?" [0], the carriage return accepts the default value and prompts "Please insert input Volume 1 and HT returns", enter.
When you see the prompt "Please insert input Volume 2 and hit return", follow the second step to point the virtual floppy disk A to the next segmented file (note that in order), Once again, the software in the Usr.taz is installed, and the installation of Sys.taz and other similar files can be done using this method.

After installing Minix's basic software, you can start using Minix, such as using passwd to change the root password of superuser.