The necessary preparation before using virtual machine embedded Linux development

1, ready to install the file, is generally an installation executable file and a crack key generator, installed all the way next to the end, the generation of a key to copy in to complete the VMware software installation;

2, running software, create a new virtual machine, a name, or direct selection of red Hat Linux, and then choose the virtual machine storage location, generally in one area vacated 8-10g can be, note: The storage area must be FAT32 format, otherwise, when the installation system format the hard disk will appear hardware error , in addition this time vm/setting select hardware settings, general to do embedded development work, the parallel and serial selected add in on it, attention is physical hardware, if you do not have these two interfaces to forget it.

3, set up a good, OK, put in the system installation disk or directly load the mirror image, note: The default CD-ROM is the final CD drive letter, and often this is a virtual optical drive, which often leads to always unable to find the boot drive error, to be changed to point to your physical CD drive letter, the same is the Vm/setting hardware settings.

4, the installation system, and the normal operation of the machine. For example, to install Red Hat Linux, swap to 512M, root directory to 7-8g, select Full installation, and then start a long wait (the default virtual machine memory 256M, relatively slow), for three cd,linux installation completed.

5, in order to better, more easily in the virtual machine environment development, Vm-tools is very necessary to install. First Confirm administrator rights, select Vm/install vmtools installation, will automatically load a virtual CD, decompression run corresponding. tar.gz, all the way to enter, set their own display format, completed, will see the VMware Group's enjoy blessing. Select a folder in Vm/setting/shared folds as a shared folder, which corresponds to the/mnt/hgfs in the virtual machine and can be used as a shared file channel between virtual machines and real hosts.

PS: Incidentally, the virtual machine installed Windows system, many students asked me to install the virtual machine, how the installation of virtual machine device driver, in fact, the installation of Vmtools will automatically load, completely without operation, I have a virtual machine dedicated run windowsme, used to play some and XP incompatible old games.