Use VMware to install Linux on a physical hard drive and boot to Linux

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1. Purpose of this article
2. Specific operation
1. 1 Software Preparation
2. 2 installation
3. 21 operation on the hard disk
4. 22 Creating a virtual machine and installing it
5. 23 Booting Linux with Grub

1. The purpose of this article

suitable for computers without optical drive to install Linux, there is also the feeling of installing Linux from hard disk do not understand friends. Makes installing Linux easier and more easy to fool.

Attachments are downloaded at the end of the article.

2. Specific Operation 2.1 Software preparation

platform: Windows xp/2000

Software: VMware workstation5 or later

WINDLWS View Linux partition gadget: Explore2fs.exe If you know Linux partition can not, Then again, if you understand the Linux partition, this article may be of no value to you

http://uranus.it.swin.edu.au/~jn/linux/explore2fs.htm can be downloaded to

Linux ISO image file

2.2 Installation 2.2.1 to Hard drive operation

Delete a partition of a hard disk in Windows, in order to let Windows do not try to manage it, you can use the PQ and other software will delete the partition to establish a Linux partition, not established or can be installed in the Linux process to establish.

2.2.2 Creating a virtual machine and installing

to create a new virtual machine, select "Custom" when the following interface appears:

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Next choose the virtual machine format, here is not too much attention, you can choose the first one,

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Next choose the operating system, here is not, you choose which of which, I installed Ubuntu, also installed Debian.

Next, select the virtual machine location, such as:

Note: The location selected here is only a temporary location, the last OS is installed on the physical hard disk, so the location of the selection is not important, as long as there is a hundreds of trillion space temporarily can accommodate the virtual machine.

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The next step is to choose the number of processors, not much attention,

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go to Next Select memory size, omit ... Go to Next Select network type, select Bridge,

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Next Select the I/O adapter type, by default

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The next step is important, to choose to use a physical disk,

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clicking Next will pop up a warning, click OK

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Next Select the disk, select Use a single partition,

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Next, it will let you choose which partition to use

Description: Above I deleted a Windows partition, and with the PQ software established two Linux type of partition, A/partition (primary partition) and a swap partition (can be logical partition), so here I choose Partition 4 and partition 5, here to choose according to the actual situation. You should choose the disk space that you prepared for Linux.

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The next step is complete.

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Back to Device list:

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double-clicking the hard drive option pops up the following dialog box:

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Click "Advanced" to pop up the following dialog box, choose Standalone---persistent,

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after setting up the hard drive, double-click the optical drive option, pop up the following dialog box, select the ISO location to use

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to set the basic end here, turn on the virtual machine power can be installed, the installation process on the Internet a lot, here do not say.

Once the installation is complete, enter the Linux system, then shut down the system and then shut down the virtual machine. There is no stress here.

2.2.3 booting Linux with Grub

Download Grub4 decompression will grub.exe Grldr menu.lst three files placed in the C packing directory, and then modify the Menu.lst, specifically how to modify the following said.

Click My Computer--Properties

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Open the System Properties dialog box and select Advanced, such as:

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under "Startup and Recovery", click "Settings":

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The following dialog box appears, click "Edit":

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The "boot. ini" file pops up with a line at the bottom c:/grldr= "Start Grub"

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confirm exit after saving.

The following is a description of how the Menu.lst file is modified:

Delete the contents of the file, and copy the contents below.

Default 0

Timeout

Title Debian gnu/linux, kernel 2.6.18-5-686

Root (hd0,2)

Kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.18-5-686 root=/dev/hda3 ro

INITRD /boot/initrd.img-2.6.18-5-686

Savedefault

Title Reboot

Savedefault--wait=2

Reboot

the red part of it is also needed to modify, according to your actual situation to modify, run Explore2fs.exe,

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Locate--boot--grub--menu.lst, select Export File, open, find a paragraph similar to the following, copy it to replace the red part above:

Description: The function of this passage is to tell Grub which zone to start Linux in, so simple, if you install Ubuntu, you find a similar title to Ubuntu ... A paragraph, there may be a few similar words, look for a post to be able to, their differences are generally in the starting mode, single-user or multi-user support, repair system and so on.

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This is basically the end, you can restart the computer, will let you choose to start Windows or Strat Grub.

Attachment Download: linux_install.pdf

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