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WILL ESX 3.5 work on my laptop which has Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL network adapter...( I am getting 'unable to find any supported network device error')

Hi All,

For learning purpose i am trying to install ESX3.5 on my 'vmware workstation 5.0' on my laptop. Installation stops @ "unable to find any supproted network devices". I suspect this (Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL) is not supported, can anyone confirm this ?

In the compatibility list , i can see support for : Intel(R) PRO/1000 PT ...? , does that mean PL is not supported ?

Thanks,

Ashwin

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Erik_Zandboer
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Are you saying you are not able to edit the *.vmx file? You should not have the VM running, then edit the vmx file. You should REPLACE the line stating the ethernet0 type (from whatever is there initialy to "e1000". Then save the vmx file and exit the texteditor.

The start the VM with the ESX CD mounted.

Can you tell at which point you get an error (and what the exact error is).

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Erik_Zandboer
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Hi,

As far as I know - You cannot run ESX 3.5 under VMware Workstation. You could try to run ESX 3.0 under workstation 6. There are howto's on that topic. If you decide to follow that road, just make sure your laptop has a VT-enabled CPU onboard. If it hasn't, don't even bother - booting ESX 3.0 will take more than an hour then... (and after that things get REALLY slow Smiley Wink )

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ashwinwriter
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Thanks Eirc for replying to this thread.

I have another laptop running vmware workstation 6.0, and i tried running ESX 3.0 on that as well, but it stops @ "unable to find any supported network devices", i am frustated with this screen mesage. This is VAIO laptop with Intel(R) PRO/1000 PL netowk adaptor.

Does this indicates- i need a separate network adapter ?

Thanks much!

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Erik_Zandboer
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Hi,

I would suggest to follow the steps presented here:

There is some fiddling required with the NIC settings as you can see there, so all is not lost yet Smiley Happy

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Subatomic
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Check out this document:

It details setting up ESX3.5 on VMware WS6.5.

Hope this helps

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ashwinwriter
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Hi,

No success yet Smiley Sad

I am actually doing the steps mentioned in this article.

http://www.virtualization.info/2007/06/tech-how-to-run-esx-server-3-on-vmware.html

I am facing 'vlance' issue, i tried performing the tips mentioned in the comments section but no go. After closing the vmware, i edited the vmx file but when i tried to load the vmx it says - Unable to open configuration file (Null). it keeps reseting the networkcard to "vlance

Any more suggestions ..?

Thanks much!!

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Erik_Zandboer
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Are you saying you are not able to edit the *.vmx file? You should not have the VM running, then edit the vmx file. You should REPLACE the line stating the ethernet0 type (from whatever is there initialy to "e1000". Then save the vmx file and exit the texteditor.

The start the VM with the ESX CD mounted.

Can you tell at which point you get an error (and what the exact error is).

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ashwinwriter
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Hi Eric,

I took a long break came back this morning, and did the same steps as i did yesterday and it WORKED Smiley Happy . This time it did not reset 'vlance'.

You deserve full appreciation. Thanks!

Another problem - After the successful installation, when it rebooted it got hang at "VMkernal loaded successfully", and its not moving at all. Is any further fiddeling required ?

Thanks,

Ashwin

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