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Re: eCos in vmware



ah my bad...

you need to do

dd conv=sync if=redboot.bin of=redboot.floppy bs=1440k

and point vmware at redboot.floppy as it's floppy disk drive.

maybe worth adding to a doc somewhere...

Dave.

On 28 Sep 2001, David Airlie wrote:

>
> Has anyone gotten eCos/Redboot booting in VMware?
>
> It prints a load of dots and the says AC2! and powers down by the looks of
> it..
>
> I might have a look at getting it working with a newer version of VMware
> or maybe I might try plex86 ...
>
> I know I could use a PC but my desk has enough stuff on it.. :-)
>
> Dave.
>
>

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