VMware Workstation 3.0 for Linux: Booting a CD/DVD in the Virtual Machine Not Possible

Support knowledgebase (fhassel_vmware_dvd_aa)
Applies to

SuSE Linux: Version 7.3
Kernel: Version 2.4.10
VMware Workstation: Version 3.0

Symptom

You cannot boot from a CD or DVD in the virtual machine. Instead, the succession of letters
AA AA AA
is displayed.

Cause

The cause is a kernel parameter in the host operating system.

Solution

Boot with the kernel option "disableapic".

The article "The System Hangs During Installation or in Operation"
(http://sdb.suse.de/en/sdb/html/wessels_noapic.html) describes this procedure in detail.


See also:
o The System Hangs During Installation or in Operation

Keywords: VMWARE, BOOTEN, BOOT, DVD, CD, CD-ROM, CDROM, AA

Categories: Commercial Applications

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