No Network Adapter detected

[teyu]

Hello,

I tried to install The VMWare ESXi 6.7U2 using Virtualbox and on a bare metal hard drive. Both the time I received the same message.

I am new to VMWare ESXi and I want to prepare for the certification/examination.

Please guide me through it. I have also applied for 60 days trial version of the ESXi and downloaded the same.

I need the support as soon as possible so that I can take the benefit of 60 days trial and can utilize the system in a very well manner.

I have also seen the other posts in the knowledge base but I could hardly understand it.

Please specify the easy steps.

the output for the command

lspci -v | grep "Class 0200" -B 1 is

Network Controller Ethernet Controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc [AMD] PCFast 79C971

                    Class 0200: 1022:2000

Thanks a lot in advance for helping

[a_p_ · Accepted solution]

Welcome to the Community,

you need to select a supported virtual network adapter for the ESXi VM (see e.g. https://medium.com/@zedr/setting-up-the-vsphere-hypervisor-on-virtualbox-78d401bcd581).

Don't worry about the 60-days evaluation period, it starts with the (successful) installation.

André

[teyu]

Thank you so much for helping installation in Virtual Box. It did work and the steps shown there are pretty easy to understand.

While I need to install in bare metal hard drive too. I will post the details soon. Kindly guide me through

Thank a lot again.

[teyu]

Thank you for such a kind help again.

Well, I have another situation too, installing the ESXi in bare metal hard drive.

I have a PC wherein I tried to install it directly on Hard disk and this time it's not VirtualBox the same error popped up. So, I again ran the command.

lspci -v | grep "Class 0200" -B 1

The output now it says is.

Network Controller Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller

          Class 0200: 10ec:8168

Niraj Bhagchandani.

[a_p_]

Please take a look at https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Welcome to see how to create a custom installation image, with injected drivers for unsupported network adapters ( in this case it's most likely https://vibsdepot.v-front.de/wiki/index.php/Net55-r8168).

André

[teyu]

Greets!!

Lots of Gratitude for Solving my errors!

Well the network adapter error is now gone but When I try to install the entire operating system it gets installed successfully.

After Installation is complete I remove the USB and re-start it. Then after it displays the message No Operating system Found.

The BIOS Settings are:

1. Legacy Mode

2. First Priority HDD.

USB Settings:

1. Installed with Legacy Mode.

Hard Drive:

1. MBR Record also entire Hard drive is empty with single partition in it.

Regards,

Niraj Bhagchandani

[a_p_]

Please don't mind me asking, but are you sure that you've selected the HDD as the installation target (not the USB installation device itself)?

André

[teyu]

Yes!!

I had definitely selected the HDD as the installation disk. with the yellow mark on it.

Niraj Bhagchandani