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JarryG
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Changing guest OS: is it safe?

Hi,

I want to install linux-OS (Gentoo) which is not officially supported but reported to work. But when I try to create new VM and pick "Other Linux (64-bit)" as guest OS, the only network adapter I can use is E1000. No vmxnet3 is allowed, but that is what I want. So my question is:

Can I pick some other linux version i.e. "CentOS 4/5/6 (64-bit)" when creating VM, select vmxnet3 eth-adapter, install my guest and all drivers, and then later edit VM-properties and switch guest-OS to "Other Linux (64-bit)"? Does such a change auto-switch eth-adapter to e1000, or does it remain vmxnet3?

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Changing the guest OS in the VM's settings should not change the virtual hardware. The configured guest OS is used by the Hypervisor to use some default configuration settings for the guest.


André

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